Disability Matters
@dismatters.bsky.social
A six year international programme of disability, health and science. Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/disability-matters
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We are an international research programme of disability, health and science research.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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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...
Buy Ticket – iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths – Zoom
iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths – Zoom, Mon 2 Mar 2026 - The iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths, Centre f...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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...
Reserve Your Place – WAARC Collaborative Projects Online Festival – Zoom
WAARC Collaborative Projects Online Festival – Zoom, Mon 20 Apr 2026 - 📅Date & Time: Monday 20th April 12noon – 3pm BST (UK time)
📍Location: On Zoom. The zoom link will be sent to you in the mo...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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...
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#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...
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...
Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change 6 (#PhiDisSocCh6), Unapologetically Online, Jan. 28-30, 2026, 10am ET-4pm ET
The Philosophy, Disability, and Social Change conference series is, by many accounts, the best, the most exciting, the most informative, the most progressive, and generally the most important event…
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January 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
#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...
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...
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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...
Select tickets – Organisational accountability in accessibility in the workplace – Zoom
Organisational accountability in accessibility in the workplace – Zoom, Wed 28 Jan 2026 - This is the third instalment of the Dreaming up a Disability Inclusive Workplace webinar series hosted by the ...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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...
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#CrippingResearchCulture now has 4 BSL translations provided by Marcel Hirshman of Weald BSL: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...
Cripping Research Culture Podcast
WAARC presents "Cripping Research Culture", a podcast that asks the question: "How can we make better working conditions for disabled staff in higher education?". Hosted and produced by Élaina Gauthie...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
#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!
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Date: 3 February
When: 10:00-11:00 am GMT
Where: Online
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January 22, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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!
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Date: 3 February
When: 10:00-11:00 am GMT
Where: Online
If you want to book me for your institution, comment here!
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A new episode of #CrippingResearchCulture with Stuart Moore of @nadsn.bsky.social has just dropped wherever podcasts can be found!
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Full transcript here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...
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Full transcript here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...
Universal Design for the Workplace with Stuart Moore
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January 21, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A new episode of #CrippingResearchCulture with Stuart Moore of @nadsn.bsky.social has just dropped wherever podcasts can be found!
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Full transcript here: sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc...
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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...
Disability Matters Symposium 2026
Register on Humanitix - Disability Matters Symposium 2026 hosted by Disability Innovation Institute UNSW (DIIU) . Online. Monday 9th March 2026. Find event information.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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...
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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...
Registration is still open here: redsconference.co.uk/2025/09/15/r...
REDS Conference 2026 is open for registration
REGISTER TO ATTEND THE ONLINE CONFERENCE HERE The Researcher Education and Development Scholarship Conference conference takes place online 12-6pm (GMT) on the 21st January and 8.00am-1pm (GMT) on …
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January 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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...
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...
iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths
The iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths, Centre for Disability Studies, University of LeedsResistance Practices and Inclusive Imaginations: Young Disabled ...
sheffield.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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...
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Workshops will be led by @jeminanapier.bsky.social
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January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Workshops will be led by @jeminanapier.bsky.social
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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...
Online Ticket: Anti-Ableism in Children’s Material Culture: Seminar 1
The first hybrid seminar in the series based at Queen Margaret University, will examine anti-ableism through toys and play.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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...
Select tickets – Organisational accountability in accessibility in the workplace – Zoom
Organisational accountability in accessibility in the workplace – Zoom, Wed 28 Jan 2026 - This is the third instalment of the Dreaming up a Disability Inclusive Workplace webinar series hosted by the ...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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...
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🎭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👇
💥We're so excited to be launching this next month, and we want YOU there!
Don't miss it! Register using the links below👇
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
🎭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👇
💥We're so excited to be launching this next month, and we want YOU there!
Don't miss it! Register using the links below👇
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What are you doing on the 28th? Well now you're attending Deepa Shastri's webinar: buytickets.at/wellcomeanti...
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Select tickets – Organisational accountability in accessibility in the workplace – Zoom
Organisational accountability in accessibility in the workplace – Zoom, Wed 28 Jan 2026 - This is the third instalment of the Dreaming up a Disability Inclusive Workplace webinar series hosted by the ...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What are you doing on the 28th? Well now you're attending Deepa Shastri's webinar: buytickets.at/wellcomeanti...
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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
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
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December 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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
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
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December 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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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...
Online Ticket: Anti-Ableism in Children’s Material Culture: Seminar 1
The first hybrid seminar in the series based at Queen Margaret University, will examine anti-ableism through toys and play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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...
Disability Matters Online Symposia 2025: Honouring the Legacy of Professor Anita Ghai
An online symposium from India on 11th December, 2025.
sheffield.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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...
December 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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...
Disability Dialogues Contributions
sheffield.ac.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#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...
December 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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...
Disability Dialogues Contributions
sheffield.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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...