Disabled Leaders 1

Disabled people have not always existed at the bottom of society.
When the histories of people with power are recounted, disability is
often excluded to avoid tarnishing their reputations. This widespread
and harmful practice strips away the full humanity of these figures and
reinforces disability as a stigmatising characteristic. Disability was a lot
more widespread in the past but was likely significantly less stigmatising
than it is under modern capitalism, where productive capacity is directly
linked to individual personhood, belonging, inclusion, respect and value.