In April, we had another successful knowledge exchange workshop with presentatioons from Dr Armineh Soorenian, Dr Hadar Elraz and Dr Claire Graf on Inclusive Research Cultures and Workplace Environments. Watch the recording and read the blog here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

Dr Ankita Mishra and colleagues at iHuman, the University of Sheffield recently published a paper entitled ‘Open Science, Health Data and Epistemic Harms: A Multidisciplinary Reflection’ in Data Science Journal. Read here: datascience.codata.org/articles/10....

#DisabilityDialogues Quinn Clark writes about the lived experiences of disabled researchers and working with WAARC shef.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...

Professor Tanya Titchkosky, Katherine Lili Chen, Wendy Pope, David Miller, Qi Lucy Gao published a new paper "The Social Production of Disability in Encounters with Ontario’s Right to Read Inquiry: Beyond the Models of Disability". Read here: cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cj...

Professor Tanya Titchkosky and Dr. Elaine Cagulada have an entry in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies, with David Bolt as Editor-in-Chief (Hope Liverpool University). Read their entry "Disability and Phenomenology" here: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

The Disability Matters team presented our paper at the Leeds Disabilty Studies 2026 last week. Read the paper on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

#DisabilityDialogues Dr Jodi Lamanna and Prof Jackie Leach Scully explore emotional labour for disabled people and share the latest UNSW online symposium on lived experiences of emotional labour shef.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...

Our first knowledge exchange workshop on Cripping Knowledge Exchange with speakers Dr Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril, Dr Daniel P Jones, and Khairani Barokka took place on 26th March. Watch the recording and read the blog by Turana Abdullayeva here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

The BSL translation of #CrippingResearchCulture episode 7 with Lucy Killerby and Freya Douglas Oloyede is now live on the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture website! sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc... Cripping Research Culture is made possible with support from the @wellcometrust.bsky.social.

So, I wrote something two years ago on my life's work and now you can read it. Like and subscribe. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The recording and transcript from the UNSW online symposium on emotional labour for disabled people is now available: www.unsw.edu.au/edi/diversit...

New episode alert! Join @drasoorenian.bsky.social and I as we interview inclusive recruitment specialists Lucy Killerby and Freya Douglas-Oloyede from Talent Spaces about how to address barriers to inclusive recruitment processes. open.spotify.com/episode/4KUi... sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...

Do you wonder what it takes to place disabled people in leadership positions? Well, Extant, the leading UK performance arts company centring blind and visually impaired people is doing.

Prof Dan Goodley. Prof Rebecca Lawthom, Prof Meng Ee Wong and Kerri Heng Yi Ping ran a very successful Disability Matters Spring Institute 2026 in Singapore NTU last week in early March.

Dr. Tanya Titchkosky Reflects on Dr. Elaine Cagulada’s poetry reading, Neda: Words for My Darling. www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/sje/new...

Our Research Associate Ankita Mishra has published an article "‘Zine-ing’ research otherwise: care, joy, and creative co-design with racially marginalised communities", co-authored with Mark Wong and Aunam Quyoum. Read the article here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Unfortunately due to unexpected circumstances, we are going to have to cancel this event on Monday, but we will be in touch again in the near future to inform you of a rescheduled date for the lecture. Apologies for the inconvenience.

REMINDER: The iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds is happening on Monday 2nd March. Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

It’s my honour to speak about disability and Philippine philosophies with other Pinoy kapatid tomorrow at this event held by the Center for Southeast Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. Where: Online When: 11 am PST/2 PM EST/7 PM GMT www.eventbrite.com/e/cripping-f...

There is still time to sign up for the free webinar with @unembarrassable.bsky.social on Wednesday 25 February! buytickets.at/wellcomeanti... Time: 12-13:30 GMT Proudly by and for disabled people. A Wellcome Anti-ableist Research Culture event, supported by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Don't forget to sign up to our mailing list so you don't miss out on upcoming events! mailchi.mp/e43c5582067d...

A reminder that Dr Miro Griffiths will be giving the iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai lecture on 2nd March. Registration here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

WAARC will be running an online festival on 20th April, bringing together researchers, self-advocates, and Disabled people to explore ways in which Disabled people can be better included in research. Registration and details: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

#PhiDisSocCh6 has officially launched! I will be presenting at 12 pm EST/5 pm GMT today and you see the full program and sign up here: biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2026/01/26/p...

It’s your last chance to sign up for the WAARC webinar on “Organisational accountability on disability in the workplace” with Deepa Shastri and Faye Stewart at noon GMT today! buytickets.at/wellcomeanti...

#CrippingResearchCulture now has 4 BSL translations provided by Marcel Hirshman of Weald BSL: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...

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I’m offering a workshop on podcasting as a creative research method to all @sheffielduni.bsky.social staff and PGRs! Sign-up here: mydevelopment.csod.com/ui/lms-learn... Date: 3 February When: 10:00-11:00 am GMT Where: Online If you want to book me for your institution, comment here!

A new episode of #CrippingResearchCulture with Stuart Moore of @nadsn.bsky.social has just dropped wherever podcasts can be found! open.spotify.com/episode/5Q7r... Full transcript here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...

More exciting events coming up! Our partner UNSW Disability Innovation Institute @disabilityunsw.bsky.social will be running an online symposium on emotional labour for people with disabilities on 10th March 2026. Details and registration: events.humanitix.com/disability-m...

Don't miss our session on Thursday at 9.35am at this year's REDS conference! We'll be presenting “Empowering Established Researchers to Both Access and Enable Cultures of Development". Registration is still open here: redsconference.co.uk/2025/09/15/r...

Save the date! Dr Miro Griffiths from @cdsleeds.bsky.social will be giving the 2026 iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture on 2nd March 2026. Event details and Zoom link: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/event...

Workshops will be led by @jeminanapier.bsky.social For more information and to register visit our website edicaucus.ac.uk/impact/ Please share @signhealth.bsky.social @dismatters.bsky.social @dcal-ucl.bsky.social @cri-uos.bsky.social @emmafc.bsky.social

Research Associate Christina Lee will be presenting at the Building Anti-Ableism Through Representation in Children’s Material Culture seminar series on February 26th. Register for the hybrid event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-tic...

ICYMI: Wellcome Anti-ableist Research Culture (WAARC) will be running another webinar on Dreaming up a Disability Inclusive Workplace on 28th Jan 2026. Details and registration here: www.tickettailor.com/events/wellc...

🎭We've been working with Disabled communities and creative groups to work on a Toolkit that will help make creative spaces more accessible for all. 💥We're so excited to be launching this next month, and we want YOU there! Don't miss it! Register using the links below👇

What are you doing on the 28th? Well now you're attending Deepa Shastri's webinar: buytickets.at/wellcomeanti... @michciurria.bsky.social @shelleytremain.bsky.social @ingridkyoung.bsky.social

Let’s start January by holding our organisations accountable for creating accessible workplaces! Join us for a session led by Deepa Shastri for another instalment of the WAARC webinar series “Dreaming Up a Disability-Inclusive Workplace”. Sign up here: lnkd.in/eMdp-sH8

Stay up to date with the latest news and events from Disability Matters by signing up to our mailing list: mailchi.mp/e43c5582067d...

Our Research Associate Christina Lee will be speaking at Queen Margaret University Toy Box Diversity Lab's hybrid seminar on disability representation and access through toys and play. Register here for an online ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-tic...

Thank you to our wonderful speakers and to everyone who joined us last week for our online symposium to celebrate Anita's life and legacy together. If you missed the event, the recording is now available on our website: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

Our online symposium from India is happening this week! Register for a ticket: www.tickettailor.com/events/disab...

#DisabilityDialogues Ahead of the online symposium on 11th Dec, we have invited disability scholars to contribute relfections on Indian disability studies and Anita Ghai's work. sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...

A reminder that our online symposium from India is coming up next week! Please join us in remembering Prof Anita Ghai's legacy. Register for tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/disab...

Today is #InternationalDayofPersonsWithDisabilities. To mark the days leading up to Anita Ghai's departure on 11th December last year, we have invited disability scholars to reflect on Anita's legacy. Read the contributions: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/our-w...

It's been busy at Disability Matters! Read about updates: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...

ICYMI: We are running an online symposium on 11th December in honour of Anita Ghai featuring three brillliant Indian disability studies scholars: Sandeep Singh, Shubhangi Vaidya, and Sruti Mohapatra. Book your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/disab...

Last year in December, we lost the incredible Professor Anita Ghai. A foundational figure in Indian Critical Disability Studies, her work deeply shaped conversations about gender, identity, inclusion, power, culture, and activism.

As part of our Scholarship phase, we run a number of online symposia every year and have a growing diverse collection of papers on disability. Watch recordings and read the transcripts here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disab...