This illustration is a combination of a photograph of Karthik and a quote attributed to him in the accompanying article. The photograph is a mirror reflection of a selfie-shot taken by Karthik inside an elevator. He is holding up a mobile phone to his face level with the rear-facing camera of the phone towards the mirror – the phone is in his right hand with his right arm resting on a crutch. A slight smile on his face, Karthik is dressed in blue denims and a white t-shirt. He is holding on to another crutch with his left hand. The blues and whites of his clothes seem to go well with the greys of his crutches and the elevator walls. The accompanying quote says: “The lack of representation is really there. How many people with disabilities have you seen in the fashion industry? Any drag queens? It’s because they are not even encouraged. As a part of my day job, I take interviews for my company. We were discussing people with disabilities and opportunities for them, someone immediately said, ‘Become a software developer because you’ll be sitting down all day.’ This narrows opportunities for us, why can’t I be someone else?” Photo courtesy Karthik