From the archive: The high cost of living in a disabling world

来自档案:在一个致残世界中生活的昂贵代价

The Audio Long Read

2026-04-22

38 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: For all the advances that have been made in recent decades, disabled people cannot yet participate in society ‘on an equal basis’ with others – and the pandemic has led to many protections being cruelly eroded By Jan Grue. Read by Giles Abbott. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • This is The Guardian.

  • Open the door to spring with Pura.

  • Explore vibrant scents inspired by place, designed to refresh your home and how it feels every day.

  • Transport your senses to a terrace in Santorini or a French lavender field,

  • bringing the essence of spring into the home you love.

  • Get started with a free Pura 4 diffuser when you subscribe to Two Scents Monthly for six months.

  • Shop now at Pura. com.

  • Make Mother's Day even more special at Whole Foods Market.

  • Kick off brunch or dinner with quality cheese and charcuterie with no synthetic nitrates.

  • Then go seafood.

  • There's an abundance on sale at Whole Foods Market, where it's all sustainable while caught or responsibly farmed.

  • At the bakery, grab seasonal treats like their strawberry pretzel cream pie,

  • and you ca n't go wrong with a ready-to-heat quiche Lorraine, deviled eggs, and fresh-cut fruits to go.

  • Celebrate mom with Whole Foods Market.

  • The Guardian Archive Long Read.

  • Hi, my name is Jan Grue.

  • I'm the author of The High Cost of Living in the Disabling World, published in 2021.

  • The story is really about the fact that since the turn of the millennium,

  • disability rights have become law in countries around the world,

  • but we are nowhere near real equality for disabled people, either politically, socially, or economically.