An autoethnographic narrative through practice research to articulate personal and embodied experiences of disability as a visual language

My practice research constructs a visual language of disability to articulate my personal and embodied experiences with Cerebral Palsy Spastic Quadriplegia. In the article, I use a visual autoethnographic approach to demonstrate my experiences with a physical disability. The discourse of the article focuses on my practice-making methods and how my practice research enabled me to create a visual language that communicates the diverse experiences of having a physical disability. I reflect on the different practical methods I used, from traditional photography, which was problematic and limited in its practicality, to alternative photographic methods adapted to my disability experiences to explore my bodily functions, challenges and limitations. Whilst my practice aims to represent my personal and embodied disability experiences, I also consider how the language of disability is tied to social and cultural contexts that influence the representation of disability and the body in contemporary society.