Coming to terms: Gaza and disability

In this piece, we bear witness to the photos, reels, and videos produced by Palestinians documenting—and trying to survive—genocide in Gaza. Drawing primarily on archives that we have built through engaging with interlocutors, colleagues, and social media platforms, we focus on the realities faced by disabled Gazans and their kin, who urge international disability movement counterparts and disabled communities to support a ceasefire and the broader call for Palestinian liberation. On the one hand, we understand and approach this ongoing Nakba as a prolonged exercise in collective disablement. On the other hand, we also recognize how people in Gaza continue to hold onto the specific experiences of people who are (already) disabled.