Disability Matters
@dismatters.bsky.social
A six year international programme of disability, health and science. Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disability-matters
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disability-matters
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We can’t wait to meet Tito Bone! 🎤💜
Join us Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride: A NADSN Event with Quiplash
Accessible art, humour & eco glitter galore 🌟
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn)
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy #NADSN
Join us Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride: A NADSN Event with Quiplash
Accessible art, humour & eco glitter galore 🌟
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn)
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy #NADSN
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We can’t wait to meet Tito Bone! 🎤💜
Join us Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride: A NADSN Event with Quiplash
Accessible art, humour & eco glitter galore 🌟
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn)
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy #NADSN
Join us Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride: A NADSN Event with Quiplash
Accessible art, humour & eco glitter galore 🌟
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn)
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy #NADSN
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
sheffield.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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...
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🚨NEWS🚨
Disabled Students Still Face Major Barriers in Higher Education, Report Finds
"This report calls for a move away from reactive patchwork solutions towards a whole-institution approach where accessibility and inclusion are built-in, not bolted on"
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
Disabled Students Still Face Major Barriers in Higher Education, Report Finds
"This report calls for a move away from reactive patchwork solutions towards a whole-institution approach where accessibility and inclusion are built-in, not bolted on"
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
Disabled Students Still Face Major Barriers in Higher Education, New
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🚨NEWS🚨
Disabled Students Still Face Major Barriers in Higher Education, Report Finds
"This report calls for a move away from reactive patchwork solutions towards a whole-institution approach where accessibility and inclusion are built-in, not bolted on"
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
Disabled Students Still Face Major Barriers in Higher Education, Report Finds
"This report calls for a move away from reactive patchwork solutions towards a whole-institution approach where accessibility and inclusion are built-in, not bolted on"
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
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Have you booked yet for Laughter, Joy & Pride? 💜
Fri 28 Nov | Online
🎤 Tito Bone performance 1–2pm
🎨 Workshop on #DisabledJoy 3–5pm (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource – don’t miss it! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy
Fri 28 Nov | Online
🎤 Tito Bone performance 1–2pm
🎨 Workshop on #DisabledJoy 3–5pm (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource – don’t miss it! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Have you booked yet for Laughter, Joy & Pride? 💜
Fri 28 Nov | Online
🎤 Tito Bone performance 1–2pm
🎨 Workshop on #DisabledJoy 3–5pm (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource – don’t miss it! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy
Fri 28 Nov | Online
🎤 Tito Bone performance 1–2pm
🎨 Workshop on #DisabledJoy 3–5pm (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource – don’t miss it! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy
#DisabilityDialogues Marcus Hansen calls for greater engagement with critical disability studies in accessible tourism scholarship to reflect our evolving understanding of disability sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...
Why does tourism need to engage with critical disability studies?
by Marcus Hansen
sheffield.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#DisabilityDialogues Marcus Hansen calls for greater engagement with critical disability studies in accessible tourism scholarship to reflect our evolving understanding of disability sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...
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We recently talked to Prof Dan Goodley and Prof Rebecca Lawthom from @dismatters.bsky.social Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture project at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social about building inclusive environments for disabled people.
👉 Read the interview here: whiterose.ac.uk/news/disrupt...
👉 Read the interview here: whiterose.ac.uk/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the Default: Anti-Ableist Research Culture - White Rose University Consortium
Professor Dan Goodley and Professor Rebecca Lawthom lead the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture (WAARC) project at the University of Sheffield.
whiterose.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We recently talked to Prof Dan Goodley and Prof Rebecca Lawthom from @dismatters.bsky.social Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture project at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social about building inclusive environments for disabled people.
👉 Read the interview here: whiterose.ac.uk/news/disrupt...
👉 Read the interview here: whiterose.ac.uk/news/disrupt...
We work closely with the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks @nadsn.bsky.social who sits on the International Research Advisory Board. Read about their work and the recently published White Paper on inclusive environments in STEMM: www.nadsn-uk.org/nadsn-subgro...
NADSN STEMM Action Group
The STEMM Action Group brings together disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill professionals working to remove barriers in STEMM.
www.nadsn-uk.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We work closely with the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks @nadsn.bsky.social who sits on the International Research Advisory Board. Read about their work and the recently published White Paper on inclusive environments in STEMM: www.nadsn-uk.org/nadsn-subgro...
Recording of the online town hall now available on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Disability Matters Online Town Hall Circus 2025
Annual Online Town hall event hosted by the Sheffield team on 19th September 2025
sheffield.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Recording of the online town hall now available on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Reposted by Disability Matters
Join us online Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride 💜
1–2pm: Tito Bone’s funny, glitter-filled performance
3–5pm: Workshop on #DisabledJoy (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
Celebrate #DisabilityHistoryMonth with laughter, creativity & pride!
1–2pm: Tito Bone’s funny, glitter-filled performance
3–5pm: Workshop on #DisabledJoy (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
Celebrate #DisabilityHistoryMonth with laughter, creativity & pride!
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join us online Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride 💜
1–2pm: Tito Bone’s funny, glitter-filled performance
3–5pm: Workshop on #DisabledJoy (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
Celebrate #DisabilityHistoryMonth with laughter, creativity & pride!
1–2pm: Tito Bone’s funny, glitter-filled performance
3–5pm: Workshop on #DisabledJoy (NADSN only – 30 spaces)
🎟️ Book: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn
Celebrate #DisabilityHistoryMonth with laughter, creativity & pride!
Our PI Dan Goodley and Prof Rebecca Lawthorn talk about the difficulties of changing culture in universities, and how others can get involved in building inclusive environments for disabled people @whiteroseuc.bsky.social: whiterose.ac.uk/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the Default: Anti-Ableist Research Culture - White Rose University Consortium
Professor Dan Goodley and Professor Rebecca Lawthom lead the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture (WAARC) project at the University of Sheffield.
whiterose.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our PI Dan Goodley and Prof Rebecca Lawthorn talk about the difficulties of changing culture in universities, and how others can get involved in building inclusive environments for disabled people @whiteroseuc.bsky.social: whiterose.ac.uk/news/disrupt...
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I’m excited to announce the first two webinars in the WAARC series “Dreaming Up A Disability-Inclusive Workplace”.
29 Oct: Intersecting Identities and Disabled Joy with Amelia Lander-Cavallo
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26 Nov: Complicated Pride: Disability, Neurodiversity and Ambivalence
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29 Oct: Intersecting Identities and Disabled Joy with Amelia Lander-Cavallo
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26 Nov: Complicated Pride: Disability, Neurodiversity and Ambivalence
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October 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I’m excited to announce the first two webinars in the WAARC series “Dreaming Up A Disability-Inclusive Workplace”.
29 Oct: Intersecting Identities and Disabled Joy with Amelia Lander-Cavallo
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26 Nov: Complicated Pride: Disability, Neurodiversity and Ambivalence
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29 Oct: Intersecting Identities and Disabled Joy with Amelia Lander-Cavallo
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26 Nov: Complicated Pride: Disability, Neurodiversity and Ambivalence
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#DisabilityDialogues Colleagues in Sheffield and Toronto remember the late Len Barton and share some thoughts on his immense influence on disability studies and inclusive education: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#DisabilityDialogues Colleagues in Sheffield and Toronto remember the late Len Barton and share some thoughts on his immense influence on disability studies and inclusive education: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...
Our Singapore-based Research Assistant Kerri Heng presented a paperwith Prof Rachel Chen last week at the NTU Medical Humanities Satellite Conference on communicating with patients with disabilities as part of the Singapore Health and Biomedical Conference shbc.com.sg/programme/tr...
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Our Singapore-based Research Assistant Kerri Heng presented a paperwith Prof Rachel Chen last week at the NTU Medical Humanities Satellite Conference on communicating with patients with disabilities as part of the Singapore Health and Biomedical Conference shbc.com.sg/programme/tr...
Disability Matters RA Ankita Mishra published a blog post for the Centre for Equity and Inclusion exploring the everyday challenges faced by chronically ill and disabled women of colour in academia through the composite narratives of Nyra and Maya. equityinclusionsheffield.co.uk/2025/10/13/m...
Masking in the Margins: Navigating Academia as Disabled/Chronically ill Women of Colour - Centre for Equity and Inclusion Sheffield
In this blog post, two composite narratives of Nyra and Maya reveal the everyday negotiations faced by disabled and/or chronically ill women of colour in academia. From the expectation of overperforma...
equityinclusionsheffield.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Disability Matters RA Ankita Mishra published a blog post for the Centre for Equity and Inclusion exploring the everyday challenges faced by chronically ill and disabled women of colour in academia through the composite narratives of Nyra and Maya. equityinclusionsheffield.co.uk/2025/10/13/m...
#WaysofPerceiving BLOG: Katherine Chen reflects on her journey of stumbling into Disability Studies and finding community at Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Stumbling Beyond the Expected
Reflections of Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving, International Conversations Conference on 30th May, 2025 at OISE, the University of Toronto
sheffield.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#WaysofPerceiving BLOG: Katherine Chen reflects on her journey of stumbling into Disability Studies and finding community at Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Recording of the October online symposium from Spain now available on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Thinking Affect within Critical Disability Studies
An online symposia from Spain on 2nd Oct , 2025
sheffield.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Recording of the October online symposium from Spain now available on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
#WaysofPerceiving BLOG: Hilary Pearson suggests that the conference as an act of gathering together in the neighbourhood with our peers is an act of resistance in and of itself. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Trauma “in the Neighbourhood”
Reflections of Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving, International Conversations Conference on 30th May, 2025 at OISE, the University of Toronto
sheffield.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#WaysofPerceiving BLOG: Hilary Pearson suggests that the conference as an act of gathering together in the neighbourhood with our peers is an act of resistance in and of itself. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
#DisabilityDialogues Esraa Rehan writes about designing for disability and why architecture needs to engage with critical disability studies. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...
Why Does Architecture Need to Engage with Critical Disability Studies?
by Esraa Rehan
sheffield.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#DisabilityDialogues Esraa Rehan writes about designing for disability and why architecture needs to engage with critical disability studies. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...
A huge THANK YOU to our three brilliant speakers Andrea Garcia-Santesmases, Laura Sanmiquel-Molinero, and Javier Monforte today for our online symposium from Spain. If you missed the session, you can read the papers on our website. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Thinking Affect within Critical Disability Studies
An online symposia from Spain on 2nd Oct , 2025
sheffield.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A huge THANK YOU to our three brilliant speakers Andrea Garcia-Santesmases, Laura Sanmiquel-Molinero, and Javier Monforte today for our online symposium from Spain. If you missed the session, you can read the papers on our website. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Our October online symposium from Spain is happening TOMORROW! Get your tickets and read the papers on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Thinking Affect within Critical Disability Studies
An online symposia from Spain on 2nd Oct , 2025
sheffield.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our October online symposium from Spain is happening TOMORROW! Get your tickets and read the papers on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Please join us for another online symposium on October 2nd 12-1pm BST with Andrea Garcia-Santesmases, Laura Sanmiquel-Molinero, Javier Monforte from Spain!
sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Thinking Affect within Critical Disability Studies
An online symposia from Spain on 2nd Oct , 2025
sheffield.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Please join us for another online symposium on October 2nd 12-1pm BST with Andrea Garcia-Santesmases, Laura Sanmiquel-Molinero, Javier Monforte from Spain!
sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
#WaysofPerceiving BLOG: Disability Matters Research Officer Dr. Elaine Cagulada reflects on the careful practice of listening and feeling how disability matters differently at Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Unlocking Another Way
Reflections of Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving: International Conversations on 30th May, 2025 at OISE, the University of Toronto
sheffield.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#WaysofPerceiving BLOG: Disability Matters Research Officer Dr. Elaine Cagulada reflects on the careful practice of listening and feeling how disability matters differently at Disability Matters ∞ Ways of Perceiving. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Please feel free to keep the conversations going on the Padlet boards. The links and passwords are in the email reminder. The Padlet will be open until next Friday. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Using Padlet
sheffield.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Please feel free to keep the conversations going on the Padlet boards. The links and passwords are in the email reminder. The Padlet will be open until next Friday. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
THANK YOU to our wonderful panellists Kate Sang and Katherine Deane, Jacquie for chairing, and Bharti for interpreting. THANK YOU to everyone who attended the online town hall circus. The scripts are on our website with easy read versions also available: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...
Disability Matters Online Town Hall Circus 2025
Annual Online Town hall event hosted by the Sheffield team on 19th September 2025
sheffield.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THANK YOU to our wonderful panellists Kate Sang and Katherine Deane, Jacquie for chairing, and Bharti for interpreting. THANK YOU to everyone who attended the online town hall circus. The scripts are on our website with easy read versions also available: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...