“Impairment phenomenology is different from other kinds of phenomenology in that it does not assume a subject in command of their own faculties.” Scholar Jonathan Sterne has written a forthcoming book, Diminished Faculties: A Political Phenomenology of…
the point at which there’s no more of you left to give
Tyla Grant, 24, holds down a full-time advertising job, is trying to get a nonprofit off the ground and creates regular content for her podcast, YouTube channel and Instagram. Occasionally, she winds up so fried she can’t speak or get out of bed for da…
Boris Johnson has created a ‘social care plan’ without any plan for social care | Frances Ryan
The prime minister had a chance to effect real reform. Instead, he chose the Tory base over disabled people and care workersTwo years after Boris Johnson promised a plan for social care, it can hardly be said that today’s announcement was “worth the wa…
Disabled and clinically vulnerable shut out from return of live music and theatre
As social distancing disappears at UK arts venues, artists and audiences who need to shield are uncertain of the futurePerformers and audiences who are clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) are being shut out of the arts due to a lack of ongoing safety…
Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one
Startups have an advantage here: They do not bear years of inaccessible baggage. It’s not written into the code of their products. It’s not woven into the business culture.
retail, disability, zombies, etc.
A few short scifi/fantasy stories about dark situations that turn out surprisingly well. The day nearly everyone at Evil-Mart called in sick, and the sequel. One person who gets bitten by a zombie…. yet never turns. And some survivors of the robot ap…
Ableism is one of our society’s greatest failings
Death by a Thousand Words: COVID-19 and the Pandemic of Ableist Media [Refinery29] by Imani Barbarin.
When it comes to ableism, non-disabled people are fairly predictable and uncreative. So, watching as the media repeated over and over that the “heal…
The 18-month hangover: Hen Night’s disabled trailblazers on making TV history
Made on a shoestring, this short about a tough and successful disabled woman whose life is upturned by lockdown is a landmark moment in broadcasting. We talk to its makersJessica is tough and successful. She’s a young disabled woman who loves her work …
Lack of psychologists hits pupils with special educational needs
Councils are struggling to complete children’s education and care plans before the new school year because of a shortage of specialistsCouncils in England are struggling to assess the level of support children with special educational needs require bec…
Lucy Dawson: the model who got a mystery headache, a misdiagnosis – and a new mission in life
When she began experiencing head pain as a student, Dawson was diagnosed with a breakdown and sectioned. She actually had encephalitis. Five years on, now paralysed in one leg, she is speaking out for disability rightsLucy Dawson was skating through li…