Solving problems of inclusion and equalityHi all, this week I’m writing a book with a wonderful group of kids in Croydon College, and one of the teachers has very kindly agreed to guest blog for us a teachers-eye view of the process. Jim is the man behind @Yayeahyeah and he’s also live-tweeting the whole novel process as @TooManyCooksCC so please […]
Today’s guest post is from Fiona Jarvis, who established Blue Badge Style in 2007. I’ve been an admirer of BBS’s blog for some time – they do a very good line in showcasing beautiful assistive design, and I encourage everyone to take a look, but it’s definitely not BBS’s main focus. I’ll let Fiona herself take you through that…
Claudia Romero runs the startup company CAPR Style, which produces specially modified clothing for children with additional needs. She has been kind enough to tell us her story in this guest post.
Duncan McMillan of the Royal Society of Chemistry talks about how they reaching out to make sure that their content was accessible to everybody.
When I was in Vienna some time ago, a good friend of mine showed me Updownvienna.com. This is a web page where you can see at a glance which lifts of Vienna’s tube system are out of service. I was hooked. I wanted to have something like that for London. I am a wheelchair […]
Today’s guest post is from Masuma Rahim, on her clinical placement in learning disability. I invited Masuma’s post for a few reasons – not just because she writes very well but also because she has some very interesting things to say about how the beutacratic scaffording of the public sector holds, or not, communities together. […]
Terminology found in mainstream news stories about disabilities encompasses the tone behind generally accepted disability perceptions. Words like “sufferer” and “victim” indicate negativity. To those in the disability community who don’t know better, such language can lead to “poor me” mentalities. Personally I used to maintain said attitude. Hi! I’m Zachary Fenell, an author and […]
I should introduce myself first, give you a bit of background on why I think I should be able to talk to you with any sense of authority or kudos. You see, I’m not highly qualified in disability, I’ve not done a degree in disability studies, read all there is to read about disability rights […]
Today’s guest post is on a issue that is very dear to me and to a lot of people I care about. Everyone should pay attention. I’ve touched on the overwhelming dominance of (well-written, touching, and insightful) disability blogs written from the point of view of a parent, and it’s really nice to find a […]
Note from Joe: We had such a positive response to our earlier guest post on metal health, that I’m going to try and arrange a few more guest posts on a regular basis. If you are interested then please let me know, particularly if you have a different opinion to something I’ve written – I […]