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A six year international programme of disability, health and science. Wellcome Trust Award. Also on

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Disability Matters India Critical Disability Studies reading group is a monthly peer-led online space for students, academics, researchers, advocates, and readers of all backgrounds to learn and discuss disability in Indian contexts. Sign up here: https://t.co/thxUhvWtWI

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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: https://t.co/crPDILfYN1

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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: https://t.co/RnHT4RwKL6

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#DisabilityDialogues Quinn Clark writes about the lived experiences of disabled researchers and working with WAARC https://t.co/TFEGPIouOR

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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: https://t.co/6434Lbd80o

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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: https://t.co/FTEKAF5UJs

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The Disability Matters team presented our paper at the Leeds Disabilty Studies 2026 last week. Read the paper on our website: https://t.co/kChAvy9eBm

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#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 https://t.co/aWDvkEAGNK

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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: https://t.co/YA8733CScI

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The recording and transcript from the UNSW online symposium on emotional labour for disabled people is now available: https://t.co/wGsLbVohc7

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"Dreaming Up a Disability Inclusive Workplace” WAARC webinar on inclusive recruitment processes and hacking disabling bureaucracy, Wed 25 Mar 2026. Sign up here: https://t.co/YJTjpwxTtR

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This Institute brought together Singaporean disability researchers and other colleagues from Singaporean universities to explore the productive impact of disability in the university context. Read the papers here: https://t.co/YWUPffCi9d

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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.

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Dr Tanya Titchkosky Reflects on Dr. Elaine Cagulada’s poetry reading, Neda: Words for My Darling. https://t.co/qhxP5sdTy7

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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: https://t.co/F9f7w4pCRf

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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.

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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: https://t.co/wjyaFhysZ5

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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: https://t.co/wjyaFhysZ5

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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: https://t.co/wjyaFhysZ5

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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: https://t.co/XuKnZOdPY4