Category: Inclusive Practices

Disabled people have an ally problem – Imani Barbarin, Eastern University, US. The article was a great insight into the ways that people try to be good allies but unintentionally can cause more harm than good. Imani Barbarin writes from the perspective of a black women with Cerebral Palsy and briefly talks about her experience… Continue reading Blogging task 1: Disabled People: The Voice of Many

Spoonies: People who live with chronic pain and subscribe to spoon theory may refer to themselves as “spoonies… it’s a way for anyone who lives with chronic pain to explain the way they ration their energy based on their illness.” People with chronic pain start each day with a set number of proverbial spoons, each… Continue reading Blogging task 1: Deaf-accessibility for Spoonies: Lessons from touring Eve and Mary Are Having Coffee while chronically ill

Confronting the Whitewashing Of Disability: Interview with #DisabilityTooWhite Creator Vilissa Thompson #DisabilityTooWhite is a hashtag started by disability activist and blogger, Vilissa Thompson. It led to discussions within the disability community regarding the media’s visibility and the lack of representation for disabled people of colour. The interview touched on many interesting points, some unfortunately weren’t… Continue reading Blogging Task 1: #DisabilityTooWhite

The webpage details all the support UAL has to offer to students with disabilities, in line with the social model of disability to work towards removing disabling barriers within education. They provide advice  and support before you begin your course and at any stage of your student journey as well as highlighting all the different… Continue reading Blogging Task 1: UAL Disability Service Webpages

Blogging Task 1: Disability Lets listen with our eyes and not just our ears” (A Selby Film, 2012) As the start of the film, you are introduced with a morning routine of the main character. There is a subtle focus on sound which increases when you notice her crouch on a busy road and record… Continue reading Inclusive Practice Unit