The shift online has enabled many disabled artists to be more integrated into the wider arts scene, writes Dani Garavelli. But why did it take non-disabled people to suffer the limitations routinely experienced by their disabled peers for this to happen?
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Author Ever Dundas watched the National Theatre’s production of Coriolanus from the comfort of her bed. “It was such a joy,” she says. “I was able to take breaks, put the subtitles on if I was having trouble concentrating, rewind and analyse different scenes at my own pace.”
Dundas, who lives in Edinburgh, suffers from two long-term and fluctuating conditions: fibromyalgia and ME. The first causes chronic pain and fatigue, the second a crushing flu-like exhaustion and post-exertional malaise, which means, if she does any activity - from going to a show to chatting to friends - she risks being wiped out for some time afterwards.
These conditions have an impact on her as both a consumer and creator of art, making it more difficult for her to attend promotional events and writers’ retreats... Keep reading on The Scotsman