Reader of many threads; embodiment, reflexivity, marginalisation (ableism & in STEM), creative research, public engagement she/hers @SupraChem @SupraLab1 #WIASN
Today we have @drschniff and @yotadimitriadi being interviewed by KMTV about our short film, Marginalisation in Science: Disability and Inclusion. Look out for the film which we'll release next week!
We are excited to be attending and talking at 'Models to Realities: Nuanced Perspectives on Disabilities' by the Disability Culture Research Group at the University of Brighton 😊
In case you missed it...
@DjzemaLouiz, @AutisticUK chair Willow Holloway & I talk about:
Why autistic people must be at the heart of autism research https://t.co/mbfyvcKySQ via @ConversationUK
Very proud of our very own @DrSchniff who has been nominated and shortlisted for their work on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100. @ShawTrust#DisabilityPower100
I was chatting to a friend in local gov in Kiritimati. He said the children need textbooks. Science, English, Maths, IT. I'm making a suitcase of books to fly.
Can we do more for these brilliant kids? @LucyGoBag@APLNofficial@napf@KiribatiGov@Ofmooseandmen@Waterstones RT
Whew, a whole picture of me😅.
Delighted to share that @wellcometrust is opening a £20m funding scheme, the #AcceleratorAwards, for researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage in the UK.
Short thread of the critical details 🧵
The Autism: From Menstruation to Menopause study @SwanseaUniversity is looking for 100 Autistic people to share their experiences of topics including periods, puberty, pregnancy & menopause. Full details: https://t.co/UQIjUNMUXH Expression of interest: https://t.co/qbCFXPAuft
UKRI decides to suspend its new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion gmGroup after criticism from a government minister. A serious worry that a more inclusive approach to UK research funding & strategy, that has been years in the coming, has been killed at birth.
I'm not okay. The ex took everything they could from me, knowing it would put me in a poor position, while working for myself and recovering from a serious illness. Job hunting for a year now, hanging by a thread, no end in sight. I'm hoping that something works out soon... 🤞🏿
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion really matter in public life - we need all voices to be represented in decision making - if not, this can lead to awful outcomes for minority groups.
For example, a willingness to let the elderly die, a failure to see financial pressures on low income households asked to isolate without furlough, and a failing to see worse outcomes for ethnic minority frontline workers.
Fascinating evidence from Lee Cain, former Director of Communications to Boris Johnson, explaining how a lack of diversity 'in the room' made for blind spots and bad decisions eith regard to Covid-19 - govt failing to understand impacts and challenges for various minority groups.
Veterans join Pacific Islanders in bid for nuclear testing compensation.
“We have become victims of unimaginable cruelty. Reparations are needed for our dignity, our people, and our health. Many have had unstoppable illnesses.”
@MysteriousDrBex reports.
https://t.co/VguFBafrgC
Chris Kise raises a series of statute of limitations objections, overruled by the judge in that the state is allowed to show a pattern or practice.
Trump, visibly displeased even sitting behind him, crosses his arms tightly and shakes his head.
#OUDisabilityconf23
From @HHHotWheels Dr Hamied Haroon - Why Disabled Lives Matter.
Dr Haroon sharing the challenges and barriers he faced as an aspiring physicist using a wheelchair in a 19th century building.