"Disability History Month invites us to listen deeply, challenge structural barriers, and amplify voices that are too often marginalised" - Victoria Showunmi, IOE Vice-Dean for EDI Discover a roundup of IOE work in the fields of disability and inclusion. www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202...

Full article: Facilitating the friendships of students with complex communication needs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The call for abstracts for the 2026 London International Conference on Inclusive Education is now open! 👏👏 Submit your proposal and join us for what promises to be another fantastic conference, bringing together colleagues from around the world working on #InclusiveEducation. licie.co.uk

PhD Opportunity at UCL – Tactile Sign Language & DeafBlind Communication. Funded PhD at DCAL exploring tactile BSL and DeafBlind interaction. UK only. Deadline 1 Dec 2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

New paper! 🤩 Ho, @kamenopoulou.bsky.social and Pinto's new paper, 'Facilitating expression beyond speech: Methods for engaging students with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) in research and educational practice', is out now. Read it here:

The call for abstracts for the 2026 London International Conference on Inclusive Education is now open! 👏👏 Submit your proposal and join us for what promises to be another fantastic conference! All details at licie.co.uk

This new Department for Education report, led by @cantalek.bsky.social and colleagues at @ioe.bsky.social provides an up-to-date understanding of the identification, support and collaborative practices for children with #SEND. Read their full findings here 👉

Proud to share our latest report on good practices for supporting learners with sensory and physical needs in mainstream schools! #SensoryNeeds #PhysicalNeeds #ComplexNeeds #InclusiveEducation @cantalek.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d66b...

Excited to be part of this ground-breaking research project as member of the advisory board! @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

Exciting news – Kate Rowley has been awarded a £1.4M European Research Council (ERC) grant (#ERCStG | @erc.europa.eu) for a 5-year project on tactile BSL in the UK. Starts Jan 2026. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Full article: Facilitating the friendships of students with complex communication needs, with Dr Hui Jun Ho and Dr Cynthia Pinto @dr-cynthia-pinto.bsky.social ✨ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I finished reading #TheSafekeep and I loved it! Highly recommend if you're looking for something unforgettable 💙 www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... #FridayReads

Applications still open for UCL's MA Special & Inclusive Education! Study with world-leading experts, in vibrant London, network globally. Visa deadline: 27/06/25. Non-visa: 29/08/25. Transform your career in inclusive education! #UCL #InclusiveEducation #HigherEd @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

Happy World Accessibility Day 2025! Let's all work together to make the world a more inclusive, equitable and beautiful place - we can do it! #Accessibility #InclusiveEducation #SensoryNeeds #InclusiveDesign

Great piece about our recent work on advancing inclusive education in #Paraguay and #Uruguay with @drzacharywalker.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social We are grateful to @ucl-global.bsky.social for funding this project! #InclusiveEducation #SDGs www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/case-stu...

How can educators create more inclusive classrooms for children with disabilities in South America? @ioe.bsky.social researchers explored this with partners in Colombia, Peru & Brazil—supported by @ucl.ac.uk Global Engagement Funds. Read more ⬇️

What is and what is not #accessibility? On this @ioe.bsky.social blog, Leda Kamenopoulou @kamenopoulou.bsky.social and Ben Watson break down six myths about accessibility. Read more at the link!

1/ To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Leda @kamenopoulou.bsky.social and Ben Watson break down six myths about accessibility. @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social Read in more detail on the #IOEBlog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/03/...

Applications still open for UCL's MA Special & Inclusive Education! Study with world-leading experts, in vibrant London, network globally. Visa deadline: 27/06/25. Non-visa: 29/08/25. Transform your career in inclusive education! #UCL #InclusiveEducation #HigherEd @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

Congratulations to my fabulous doctoral student @gabriellapreyes.bsky.social on her first publication! 👏 journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an... #InclusiveCataloguing #InclusiveEducation #ProudSupervisor @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

New IOE blog with Ben Watson out now! 'Accessibility is not my responsibility' and other common myths that we bust one by one - read on! #Accessibility #InclusiveEducation #SensoryNeeds #InclusiveDesign @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/03/...

When you turn a corner and bump into all the wonderful year 2 Habilitation students! Their bright smiles, warm hugs and good vibes made my day. Soon they will be qualified Hab specialists - so proud! @davidturton.bsky.social @mobilitymort.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

This is nice. @ioe.bsky.social #1 in the world for the 12th year in a row. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Thank you to the @dbiconnect.bsky.social Research Network for featuring our research project in your video campaign! #deafblindness #AssistiveTechnology #GlobalSouth

Enjoyed making a short video about our research project with @walterwittich.bsky.social and @peterjsimcock.bsky.social, for @dbiconnect.bsky.social who supported the pilot phase -watch this space! www.chsglobalpartnerships.com/growing-bein...

Congratulations Leda! 🙌🙌 We're lucky to have such great colleagues in our department!

Well done!

Yay to me, I have just qualified as Senior Fellow of the Advance HE @advancehe.bsky.social!! Thanks ever so much to Prof. Zachary Walker @drzacharywalker.bsky.social and Dr Jess Hayton, for supporting my application 💙 @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social

If you want to know more about UCL's graduate taught programmes on #InclusiveEducation, including the stellar Special and Inclusive Education MA that I lead, book your place for our next online Graduate Open Events on 5 and 11 Feb 2025! @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/open-day...

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Interested in getting a specialist qualification in habilitation and disabilities of sight? Find out more about our graduate diploma here: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

Delighted to be a CI on this exciting project, working with PI @walterwittich.bsky.social and @kamenopoulou.bsky.social www.chsglobalpartnerships.com/growing-bein... #deafblind

On #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities that celebrates amplifying #leadership of persons with disabilities, the experiences of a #deafblind person navigating an inaccessible world remind us to do better. Book review ⬇️ nagivatihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02646196241261605

Excellent review by @walterwittich.bsky.social of Inclusive Education for Learners with Multisensory Impairment by @kamenopoulou.bsky.social, demonstrating the broader relevance of this important contribution to the field of deafblindness education.

Book Review: Inclusive Education for Learners with Multisensory Impairment: Best Practices and Research Priorities journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #deafblindness by @kamenopoulou.bsky.social

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