The Design and Disability exhibition at the V&A South Kensington looks at disability as an identity and culture through design.
It showcases the radical contributions of disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people to contemporary design and culture from the 1940s to the present day.
A total of 170 objects are on display across three sections – Visibility, Tools and Living – spanning design, art, architecture, fashion and photography.
Through examples of disability-first practices showcasing the work of disabled people and their collaborators, the exhibition demonstrates how design can be made more equitable and accessible and aim towards design justice.
Natalie Kane, curator of design and disability at V&A, said: ‘This exhibition shows how disabled people are the experts in our own lives, and have made invaluable contributions to our designed world. Design and Disability aims to honour disabled life as it engages with creative practice, presenting a strong culture of making that has always been central to disabled identity. In putting this show together, it is an act of joy and resistance.’
