URevolution Magazine

Disability, chronic illness and the lives around them

Honest lived experience, useful reporting and sharp commentary about disability and chronic illness — including work, healthcare, relationships, identity, access and everyday life.

Disability belongs in diversity.

Explore the Magazine

Disability Culture & Identity

Disability Culture & Identity

10 TED Talks on Disability Worth Your Time

By Brendan McDonald

Abstract speech bubbles cross an open dark frame around a yellow microphone.
AI-generated conceptual illustration: URevolution / ChatGPT.
Ten talks by disabled speakers on rights, representation and everyday access, with verified viewing links and a guide to where to start.

Disability Culture & Identity

Tuberculosis in the 1950s: the stigma followed me home

By Lucille McDonald

Illustration of children resting in beds on a sunlit hospital veranda, with a child reading in the foreground.
AI-generated illustration: URevolution / Midjourney; watermark added with ChatGPT.
Diagnosed at about 12 in Durban, Lucille McDonald remembers months in bed, a gramophone on the ward, and the fear that followed her into school, work and life after hospital.

Search URevolution