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Why Lachi Says Disability and Joy Go Together

15 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Lachi discusses how blindness shapes her perception, likening it to assembling Legos or puzzle pieces, and how this distinct way of processing information informs her artistic work. She emphasizes that disability and joy can coexist, describing her confidence as an advantage that stems from both her lived experience of visual impairment and her personal identity—being Nigerian, an Aries, and a New Yorker. The conversation highlights how these intersecting facets contribute to a bold, unapologetic creative voice that challenges typical assumptions about disability.

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When you're blind, you know, you. You process things very differently. Everything is like Legos, like puzzle pieces. A lot of folks take their vision for granted. You know, you see all of the things, and then you kind of dismiss everything because you just assume your eyes are going to catch it for you.
But do you think that that comes out in your art? Because when I was watching some of your videos on YouTube, like, you have a unique, original perspective on things that is very original to you in a different way of communicating that I've never seen before. Sure. And isn't that an advantage?
I feel like it's an advantage because of the confidence that I bring with it. And a lot of times, people just don't see disability and joy, and they're like, wow, this is so unique and different. And it's like. It is. It's a disabled person that's having a good time.
Do you. Do you think the confidence comes from the fact that you have to work harder at it than somebody else might have to, and that builds a certain. Yeah. Confidence that other people wouldn't have?
I think my confidence comes. I think I'm cocky because I'm Nigerian. I think I'm bold because I'm Aries, and I think I don't give a crap because I'm a New Yorker.