Dr Vera Kubenz she/they
@verakub.bsky.social
Researcher - Encounters with strangers in accessible parking spaces. Disability / queer / media studies. Views own. #BWithTheT
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My full PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters with strangers in accessible #BlueBadge parking spaces is now publicly available: etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
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My full PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters with strangers in accessible #BlueBadge parking spaces is now publicly available: etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
My full PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters with strangers in accessible #BlueBadge parking spaces is now publicly available: etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
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US post about considering trans people as disabled for legal purposes 19thnews.org/2026/01/disa... and how the current US fascist administration is trying to reverse that and how it's not the end of the fight.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn't always been the case.
Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for tr...
19thnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
US post about considering trans people as disabled for legal purposes 19thnews.org/2026/01/disa... and how the current US fascist administration is trying to reverse that and how it's not the end of the fight.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
Often what trans people need is flexibility and 'reasonable accommodations'.
My full PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters with strangers in accessible #BlueBadge parking spaces is now publicly available: etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
My full PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters with strangers in accessible #BlueBadge parking spaces is now publicly available: etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
TLDR?
Here's the summary report instead: drive.google.com/file/d/1wmfK...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
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Lot of people (men) waste their time and mine telling me the government and media haven't deliberately turned the public against disabled people. Lemme save you the trouble lads, I literally wrote the book on it. And I report on it nearly every day.
January 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Lot of people (men) waste their time and mine telling me the government and media haven't deliberately turned the public against disabled people. Lemme save you the trouble lads, I literally wrote the book on it. And I report on it nearly every day.
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Abudagga said: “When I read that they link bringing my family to the UK with UK security, and suggest the children are better off in Gaza, I simply could not believe in British values and norms any more. I expected the British government cared about family life, about human rights.” I am ashamed.
January 9, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Abudagga said: “When I read that they link bringing my family to the UK with UK security, and suggest the children are better off in Gaza, I simply could not believe in British values and norms any more. I expected the British government cared about family life, about human rights.” I am ashamed.
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It was a pleasure to read your thesis and be your examiner. It was such a well written thesis and brilliantly defended during the viva. Huge well done! This is such an important piece of research, can’t wait to read more of your work!
I'm excited to announce I have just passed my PhD viva with no corrections!
So pleased that 4 1/2 years' work has paid off and thank you to my lovely examiners @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
and @leahfburch.bsky.social and Chair Jennifer Allsop for a great discussion.
So pleased that 4 1/2 years' work has paid off and thank you to my lovely examiners @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
and @leahfburch.bsky.social and Chair Jennifer Allsop for a great discussion.
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
It was a pleasure to read your thesis and be your examiner. It was such a well written thesis and brilliantly defended during the viva. Huge well done! This is such an important piece of research, can’t wait to read more of your work!
I'm excited to announce I have just passed my PhD viva with no corrections!
So pleased that 4 1/2 years' work has paid off and thank you to my lovely examiners @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
and @leahfburch.bsky.social and Chair Jennifer Allsop for a great discussion.
So pleased that 4 1/2 years' work has paid off and thank you to my lovely examiners @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
and @leahfburch.bsky.social and Chair Jennifer Allsop for a great discussion.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I'm excited to announce I have just passed my PhD viva with no corrections!
So pleased that 4 1/2 years' work has paid off and thank you to my lovely examiners @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
and @leahfburch.bsky.social and Chair Jennifer Allsop for a great discussion.
So pleased that 4 1/2 years' work has paid off and thank you to my lovely examiners @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social
and @leahfburch.bsky.social and Chair Jennifer Allsop for a great discussion.
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How the banning of 37 international aid organizations in Gaza is being felt by Palestinians mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
How the banning of 37 international aid organizations in Gaza is being felt by Palestinians
The majority of Gaza’s population now relies on foreign aid to secure food, water, and every other basic necessity. The Israeli government’s banning of 37 organizations that provide this vital aid wil...
mondoweiss.net
January 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
How the banning of 37 international aid organizations in Gaza is being felt by Palestinians mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-...
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The findings of my PhD my research are covered in @theipaper.com today, highlighting the level of hostility faced by #BlueBadge holders and how this may get worse due to the rhetoric around the Motability cuts ⤵️
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
‘You’re a scrounger’: Motability backlash sparks abuse of blue badge holders
Shocking scale of hostility faced by disabled drivers in public car parks revealed
inews.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The findings of my PhD my research are covered in @theipaper.com today, highlighting the level of hostility faced by #BlueBadge holders and how this may get worse due to the rhetoric around the Motability cuts ⤵️
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
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Disabled drivers who use blue badges are facing “terrifying” levels of threats, verbal abuse and violent attacks trib.al/7aT9pLO
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Disabled drivers who use blue badges are facing “terrifying” levels of threats, verbal abuse and violent attacks trib.al/7aT9pLO
The findings of my PhD my research are covered in @theipaper.com today, highlighting the level of hostility faced by #BlueBadge holders and how this may get worse due to the rhetoric around the Motability cuts ⤵️
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
‘You’re a scrounger’: Motability backlash sparks abuse of blue badge holders
Shocking scale of hostility faced by disabled drivers in public car parks revealed
inews.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The findings of my PhD my research are covered in @theipaper.com today, highlighting the level of hostility faced by #BlueBadge holders and how this may get worse due to the rhetoric around the Motability cuts ⤵️
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
inews.co.uk/news/motabil...
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Delighted that I’m going to be doing a guest lecture at a U.K. philosophy department in the spring about being a philosopher specialising in social justice who also runs a social enterprise
If you or your department would also be interested in having me along to talk to your students, let’s chat
If you or your department would also be interested in having me along to talk to your students, let’s chat
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Delighted that I’m going to be doing a guest lecture at a U.K. philosophy department in the spring about being a philosopher specialising in social justice who also runs a social enterprise
If you or your department would also be interested in having me along to talk to your students, let’s chat
If you or your department would also be interested in having me along to talk to your students, let’s chat
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The recording of my dissemination event from my research on disabled people's encounters with strangers in Blue Badge bays is nowavailable on politicsofparking.com, alongside a summary report of the research findings
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The recording of my dissemination event from my research on disabled people's encounters with strangers in Blue Badge bays is nowavailable on politicsofparking.com, alongside a summary report of the research findings
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
The recording of my dissemination event from my research on disabled people's encounters with strangers in Blue Badge bays is nowavailable on politicsofparking.com, alongside a summary report of the research findings
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The recording of my dissemination event from my research on disabled people's encounters with strangers in Blue Badge bays is nowavailable on politicsofparking.com, alongside a summary report of the research findings
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
#DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #DisabilitySky
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I'll be holding an online workshop on findings from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces & how encounters can actively exclude people
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
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November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'll be holding an online workshop on findings from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces & how encounters can actively exclude people
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
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Great to see my research coveree by @johnpring.bsky.social!
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great to see my research coveree by @johnpring.bsky.social!
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
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Years of scapegoating rhetoric has led to ‘envy and resentment’ of those with blue badges, research finds
#BlueBadge #Motability #DisabilityHateCrime
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/years-of-sca...
#BlueBadge #Motability #DisabilityHateCrime
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/years-of-sca...
Years of scapegoating rhetoric has led to ‘envy and resentment’ of those with blue badges, research finds
Years of scapegoating rhetoric and politicians casting disabled people as “scroungers” have reinforced prejudices about the blue badge parking scheme and led to “envy and resentment” instead of equ…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Years of scapegoating rhetoric has led to ‘envy and resentment’ of those with blue badges, research finds
#BlueBadge #Motability #DisabilityHateCrime
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/years-of-sca...
#BlueBadge #Motability #DisabilityHateCrime
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/years-of-sca...
Great to see my research coveree by @johnpring.bsky.social!
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great to see my research coveree by @johnpring.bsky.social!
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
For anyone interested in finding out more, I'll be talking about my research at an online event on 12 Dec, 12-1pm, alongside guests @christiane.link and Anjna Patel MBE from Disabled Motoring UK:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
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Reminder: I will launch the results from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces in an online workshop on Fri 12 Dec, 12-1pm, on Teams with captions
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reminder: I will launch the results from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces in an online workshop on Fri 12 Dec, 12-1pm, on Teams with captions
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
Reminder: I will launch the results from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces in an online workshop on Fri 12 Dec, 12-1pm, on Teams with captions
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reminder: I will launch the results from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces in an online workshop on Fri 12 Dec, 12-1pm, on Teams with captions
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies
I'll be holding an online workshop on findings from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces & how encounters can actively exclude people
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
events.teams.microsoft.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'll be holding an online workshop on findings from my research into disabled people's encounters in #BlueBadge parking spaces & how encounters can actively exclude people
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
Fri 12th Dec 12-1pm on Teams with captions, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/20a4a6...
#DisabilitySky
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Incredibly sad to hear of the death of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social. I was always amazed by her generosity in our (small) interactions, and I've got a lot from her writing. Rest in power, what a force.
“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Incredibly sad to hear of the death of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social. I was always amazed by her generosity in our (small) interactions, and I've got a lot from her writing. Rest in power, what a force.
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The philosopher D. R. Parton said:
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.
1/2
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.
1/2
August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The philosopher D. R. Parton said:
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.
1/2
Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.
1/2
It's done!
After four years (end of my minimum period), I have just submitted my PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters in accessible parking spaces 🥳♿🅿️
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #PhD #PhDlife
After four years (end of my minimum period), I have just submitted my PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters in accessible parking spaces 🥳♿🅿️
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #PhD #PhDlife
September 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's done!
After four years (end of my minimum period), I have just submitted my PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters in accessible parking spaces 🥳♿🅿️
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #PhD #PhDlife
After four years (end of my minimum period), I have just submitted my PhD thesis on disabled people's encounters in accessible parking spaces 🥳♿🅿️
#DisabilitySky #DisabilityStudies #BlueBadge #PhD #PhDlife
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Speaking from Gaza, Manar Al Houbi told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show she was informed just days before her evacuation from Gaza that her family would not be allowed to come with her – despite the Labour Government allowing other students' families to enter the UK.
Gaza student hoping for Glasgow PhD in urgent plea as family blocked from entering UK
A student from Gaza hoping to study in Scotland has issued a plea to the UK Government urging them not to "make her choose" between her…
www.thenational.scot
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Speaking from Gaza, Manar Al Houbi told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show she was informed just days before her evacuation from Gaza that her family would not be allowed to come with her – despite the Labour Government allowing other students' families to enter the UK.