Politics of (In)Accessibility, publication

The publication "Politics of (In)Accessibilities" is a follow-up to an exhibition organised in February 2022 at the Municipal Gallery Arsenal and an international symposium. It was born out of the need to expand the topic of accessibility and disability to include the experiences of those working in the context of Central and Eastern Europe. The texts collected in the book reflect the life realities of the authors who are largely influenced by their place of residence and the associated sense of (in)security.

The publication is translated into three languages: Polish, Ukrainian, German as well as Polish Easy to Read.
It is also accessible as an e-book in three mentioned language versions.

The book was published by the Municipal Gallery Arsenal and financed by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa in Berlin as well as by the Siftung für deutsch-polnische Zusammenarbeit.

Table of contents

Introduction - Zofia nierodzińska
Ukraine with Disabilities - Stanislav Turina
Frames of Disability - Zofia nierodzińska
NEURORODIVERSITY: Practices of Decentralisation - Kira Shmyreva
No Exceptions: Inclusion, Art and Terror - Anna Karpenko
We Have a History and a Culture - Kenny Fries
How to Survive Independently in Germany as a Disabled Person - Miriam Cochanski
Disability Politics and the Capital of Exclusion - Magdalena Zdrodowska
Pine Tree - annA Siekierska
ETR: Texts easy to read and to understand - Agnieszka Wojciechowska-Sej

Front cover of the book. It is a collage of different photographs. On the right is a woman with an amputated right leg. Her left foot is dipping into a pond. There are divers in the pond. Behind the figures there is a stony desert landscape. The colours used are light blue, brown, yellow and ochre. The book is opened in the middle. The page shows a text by Magdalena Zdrodowska entitled Disability Politics and the Capital of Exclusion. The book is opened in the middle. The page shows a text by Magdalena Zdrodowska entitled Disability Politics and the Capital of Exclusion. Close up. The book is open in the middle. The pages show artworks from the exhibition. On the left is a photograph of a young mother holding a baby in her arms, with a gold plaster underneath. On the right is a fabric printed with a surreal shape that looks like a vibrator or something organic. Close-up. Closed book on a green chair Book opend on the table of content The book is opened to a page showing an artwork of two naked men. One has his right leg amputated, the other shows his hands under the amputated area. The figures are depicted against a red background.