This is the second blog from Abraham (his first is available here), who has now completed a chapter for his PhD thesis, exploring what exactly disability means. Here, he discusses his PhD journey so far. Over the past years when I decided to obtain my bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I never thought of doing Master’s […]
Blog
The importance of recognising emotional labour in the line management of neurodiversity – James Richards
Summary This post summarises a research article set to be published in Personnel Review late 2019 (see details below). The article is based on the lived experience of line managing neurodiverse employees. What is meant by neurodiversity includes conditions such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD/ADHD and Asperger syndrome/autism. The study is set in the UK rail […]
Intersectionality conference
On the 20thof June the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks (NADSN) and the LGBT+ Network of Networks in Higher Education (LGBTNoNHE) jointly organised a one day conference, hosted at Manchester Metropolitan University. ‘Unearthing the hidden voices: intersectionalities in higher education’ focussed on the higher education system, but was open to colleagues from any sector […]
An eye opening experience.
Abraham writes about his first experience of an academic conference Having my first PhD presentation at the Centre for Disability Studies (University of Leeds) conference in Leeds has been an eye-opening experience into disability studies and research. It was obvious that the organisers were thoughtful of the event preparation by ensuring accessibility for wheelchair users […]
A New Vision for Further and Higher Education – CLASS Report contribution
DISC researchers Jen Remnant, Kate Sang and James Richards contributed a chapter to a recent Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) report. The report is available here: http://classonline.org.uk/docs/A_New_Vision_For_Further_and_Higher_Education_220519_1647_forwebv1.pdf
Her Bloody Project: Managing Menstruation at Work
Recent blog post from DISC researchers, cross posted from https://www.cost-ofliving.net by JEN REMNANT AND KATE SANG May 29, 2019 Photo: Authors’ own Recent legislative limitations placed on women’s rights to abortion in the US, similar to those in Northern Ireland, are a timely reminder of how certain aspects of society hate and want to control […]