This exciting new research project @sheffielduni.bsky.social aspires to create a more inclusive, creative and diverse university through engaging disability, neurodivergence and research culture. @dangoodley.bsky.social Read now in the Trust's latest newsletter: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

Depathologising research culture through disability and neurodivergence

This exciting new research project – based in iHuman and the School of Education at the University of Sheffield – aspires to create a more inclusive, creative and diverse university through engaging disability, neurodivergence and research culture

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Research Associate Christina Lee will be presenting at the Building Anti-Ableism Through Representation in Children’s Material Culture seminar series on February 26th. Register for the hybrid event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-tic...

Online Ticket: Anti-Ableism in Children’s Material Culture: Seminar 1

The first hybrid seminar in the series based at Queen Margaret University, will examine anti-ableism through toys and play.

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Today is #InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities. To mark the days leading up to Anita Ghai's departure on 11th December last year, we have invited disability scholars to reflect on Anita's legacy. Read the contributions: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...

As part of our Scholarship phase, we run a number of online symposia every year and have a growing diverse collection of papers on disability. Watch recordings and read the transcripts here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

Disability Matters Scholarship Collection

A collection of papers from scholars around the world who are challenging their own disciplines through the application of critical disability studies

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Please join us in remembering Anita and book your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/disab...

For our disabled friends in the UK right now, we wanted to share this series of stories on the Joy of Being Disabled

Dr Amy Kavanagh@blondehistorian.bsky.social · last yr.

Joy as a disabled person is a radical act. I have edited a series for Wellcome Collection Stories which explores what it means to be joyful, defiant and disabled. The series starts with a passionate performance by @katestanforthdance.bsky.social wellcomecollection.org/stories/ball...

Our brilliant Ankita recently went to India and visited our partner DPOs. Check out her fantastic blog on collaborative partnership and building meaningful connections with disabled communities to challenge traditional power dynamics: www.sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

Introducing NADSN’s White Paper:Towards a Fully Inclusive Environment for Disabled People in STEMM 📅 Launch Event: 31 March, 16:00-18:00 📍 Glasgow and online 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nadsn-whit... Join us & help drive change! #NADSNWhitePaper #DisabledInSTEMM

It is a privilege to be presenting at the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference in Portland, Oregon today! The title of my paper is - Care in the Neoliberal Academy: Exploring the Disruption of Disabled Academics’ Embodied Experiences.

Cripping ethnography: Disability Creativity and Ethnographic Research panel! @sumicol.bsky.social @erindurban.bsky.social

Anti-ableist resources pools key readings, advice and support from university researchers and disabled people's organisations: www.sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...

Anti-ableist Resources

Resources from WAARC and external organisations

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Goodley, Dan, Kirsty Liddiard and Rebecca Lawthom. 2025. “The Depathologising University.” Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research 27(1): 120–133. DOI: doi.org/10.16993/sjd...

The Depathologising University | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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Humanising Healthcare includes researchers from clinical, university, advocacy and workers cooperative communities and we are committed to sharing the findings of our research in a variety of formats. lnkd.in/eyQG8SqE

🤗A very warm welcome to Ifejuola Atunwa, who joins the Platform as our Partnerships and Engagement Intern! Discover more about Ifejuola below: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

This morning we learned of the sudden passing of Professor Anita Ghai: the brilliant, groundbreaking and critically acclaimed disability studies scholar. Anita was a dear friend of Disability Matters www.sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/news/...

Professor Anita Ghai, Rest in Power

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Reflections on our recent conference from PGR students Ruby Goodley and Johanna Knebel bit.ly/PGRreflections

Leeds Disability Studies Conference 3-5 September 2024: Reflections from postgraduate researchers

Postgraduate Research students Johanna Knebel and Ruby Goodley, both members of the Centre for Disability Studies, offer their reflections below on the 2024 Leeds Disability Studies Conference.

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3rd edition out on the 3rd December - Disability Studies published by Sage

So comrades, whose out there #disability #nffc #sewing