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Critical Disability Studies: Disability Dialogues - Reframing Families, Relationships and Society through Critical Disability Studies

Written by Charlie Grosset and Tom Ryan

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Image credit: photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

Cripping Breath: Co-reading as an inclusive practice in co-produced research 

By Julie Ellis and Kirsty Liddiard
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Caroline Walker: Mothering, The Hepworth Wakefield website

Blog: The shock of the mundane: Acts of everyday mothering on canvas

By Jessica Bradley
A poster which reads "It's a beautiful thing, the distruction of words." George Orwell. It also lists a number of words and phrases discouraged by US Federal Agencies 2025

WAARC: A creative and anti-ableist higher education? Reflections from the Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Conference

Liz Dew; Cassie Kill; Armineh Soorenian; Lauren White; Rebecca Lawthom
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Reflections on transdisciplinary approaches to multilingualism, pre- and post- COVID19

Jessica Bradley, University of Sheffield & James Simpson, University of Leeds
Sally Whitney with assistant dog Ethan

iHuman Research featured on BBC Ideas

iHuman-affiliated researcher Sally Whitney, key co-researcher on the ESRC project Life, Death, Disability and the Human: Living Life to the Fullest, has been featured on BBC Ideas.
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United Voice: Self-Advocacy in Malaysia in Covid times
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World Sleep Day: Regular sleep means healthy future

Friday 19 March is World Sleep Day and this year's theme is ‘Regular Sleep: Healthy Future.’ Today also sees the launch of The British Sleep Society’s strategic plan to support and promote ‘Healthy Sleep for All’.

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Vaccines for people with learning disabilities – the story behind the headline

This is the story behind the headline, by Professor Katherine Runswick-Cole.