Our Miro Griffiths was interviewed for @smfthinktank.bsky.social's Ask the Expert: Miro Griffiths on disability politics www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...

New open access article by Alex Pearl 'Recognising Capabilities: The Importance of Recognition for Human Flourishing' which suggests a new approach to sociolegal analysis and challenging structural injustice by embedding Fraser's theory of recognition. bit.ly/45dt0we @lawatleeds.bsky.social

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CDS PGR CONFERENCE on 17th September disability-studies.leeds.ac.uk/events/pgrco...

My talk on 18th century histories of disability and resistance at the Institute of Historical Research is now available as a podcast www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

PhD students have unique needs that must be recognised! Join us in raising our voices by filling out the Annual Disabled Student Survey. Let's ensure every student's needs are met! 👇 Link to the survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea... #DisabledStudents #ADSS2025

It was a pleasure to be on this week’s @podsavetheuk.crooked.com We chat about Who Wants Normal?, the chaos of the disability benefits vote, and why @mrnishkumar.bsky.social must stop his ableist hate crimes against Rosie Jones. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

My researcher profile... essl.leeds.ac.uk/pgr/3628/gil...

Call for papers for the Conference ''Disability within Environments: disability studies perspectives' #disabilitystudies #leeds #universityofleeds

Read about her trip: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne... (click the link) #Sociology #Conference #DisabilityStudies

I am doing a survey to gather people’s experiences of receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Adult Disability Payment (ADP) to highlight the impact that disability benefits can have on the wellbeing of disabled people. forms.office.com/e/7Kda0UzP6G

Please can I encourage folks who are disabled / neurodivergent students out there, or folks who know disabled / neurodivergent students to pass this on. (A researcher, tutor, and student, I've completed mine.) bsky.app/profile/disa...

One of my favourite chapters in Who Wants Normal? is on relationships and disability: the joy, taboos, and occasional grief. I wrote for @theipaper.com about one snippet: what to do if your friend is going through health problems right now (and what not to). inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Save the date!!!! 📢 Intersections of Sociology with Crip Theory, Critical Disability Studies, and Mad Studies. One-day hybrid symposium for researchers and community members. 11th June 9.30 - 4.30 Centenary Building, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ. And online! #MadCrip2025 #AutRes

Denver!

I'm off to Denver on Tuesday! Gulp. I'm presenting my work on a research-in-progress round table for postgraduate researchers, and am excited and nervous in equal measures. Looking forward to meeting peers and an interesting week. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

This week on Wonkhe: Meridith Wilkinson makes the case for an inclusive space that empowers disabled women in universities to thrive

Really chuffed we secured these scholarships for students from lower income Commonwealth countries, the application window is tight so please pass onto your networks.

Tattooed porcelain figurines by contemporary Scotland-based artist Jessica Harrison #WomensArt

High above the Parkinson steps, a pair of Peregrine Falcons are tending to five eggs! Since 2008, Peregrine Falcons have been nesting intermittently on the Parkinson Tower. During that time, the University has seen fourteen chicks successfully hatch 🐣

It is a privilege to be presenting at the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference in Portland, Oregon today! The title of my paper is - Care in the Neoliberal Academy: Exploring the Disruption of Disabled Academics’ Embodied Experiences.

Welsh born textile artist and knitwear designer Kate Jenkins creates fun crochet/knit 'food' creations #womensart

History UK are recruiting disabled historians (and historians who work on disability history) to take part in focus groups to inform their fantastic Disability and History Project - do consider signing up! www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

A reminder to my disabled friends. Your value is not based on your productivity. Your bodies & minds are valid, beautiful & important just as they are. You are worthy of love, deserve comfort, joy and safety. We will fight ableist narratives about our lives. You're not alone #DisabilityJustice

Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life is out ONE MONTH today. This feels a v hard time for the disabled community but I hope this book brings solidarity, support - and jokes. Pre-order on hardback, e-book, and audiobook (with Ruth Madeley): shorturl.at/HcpEt

Last night on the Moral Maze, our Miro Griffiths contested the claim there is a moral case to cut welfare, arguing the focus should be on addressing strutural inequalities and disabling barriers. The programme is available on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3XStUKj

Joy as a disabled person is a radical act. I have edited a series for Wellcome Collection Stories which explores what it means to be joyful, defiant and disabled. The series starts with a passionate performance by @katestanforthdance.bsky.social wellcomecollection.org/stories/ball...

Labour’s reported disability benefit cuts are not just about budgeting but a belief: paid work is a virtue (and people who don’t perform it deserve a worse life than everyone else). My col. in tomorrow’s paper. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Every day my morning view from my home desk. Have a good week!

Dr Roxana Barbulescu has shared insights on how the portrayal of refugees in @channel4tv.bsky.social's reality show 'Go Back to Where You Came From' reinforces stereotypes with @liberation.fr. Read the full story and find out more about Dr Barbulescu's work: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

This book looks like a useful and interesting read www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/downl... 🏛️🎓 #museums #mus-ed #access

The Labour government appears to have dropped a Conservative pledge to place accessibility right at the heart of the new national body that will run Britain's railways.

Ministers appear to be set to announce cuts to a flagship disability employment scheme, just as the government is trying to push more disabled people towards the workplace.

OFFICIAL RELEASE: Star Trek and Disability; Volume 1 - The Trouble With Cripples. A short zine made by disabled academics critiquing the utopian vision of Star Trek—FREE to read here: files.libcom.org/files/2024-1... OR linktr.ee/disabilityark

Dr Claudia Coveney spoke with us about her recent publication ‘Collective Action and Civil Society,’ shared insight into her research process and details of her future research plans. Read the interview here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne... @cdsleeds.bsky.social

Stigmatising views, inaccessible public transport, a lack of job and volunteering opportunities, and the failure of schools to make reasonable adjustments, all contribute to the loneliness experienced by young disabled people, according to new government research.

The UK Government Department for Transport Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee has appointed a new member: Dr Miro Griffiths (Co-Director of @cdsleeds.bsky.social). Miro also recently received an Alumni Award from @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Learn more: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

NEW on Wonkhe: A detailed national dataset on the disabled student experience paints a bleak picture of progress on enabling access to education. Jim Dickinson tries to find the light. https://buff.ly/3W7SI03

Are you a disabled student in the UK? Discover the findings from the 2024 Annual Disabled Student Survey and join our community! Link to the report: disabledstudents.co.uk/2024-access-... Link to our community (current and previous disabled students only): www.facebook.com/groups/disab...

So great to see creators of We Might Regret This - Kyla Harris and Lee Getty - in today’s Observer. And series 2 and 3 have already been commissioned! Disabled babes for the win. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Christmas songs as academic titles Santa Claus is coming to town: the nuclear family as surveillance state Rudolph the red nose reindeer: how labour value distorts interpersonal relations We wish you a merry Christmas: interpellating figgy pudding as holiday melancholia

Well, this is all very new to me....