I was discussing this with colleagues and realised that the negotiations I’ve been engaged in with my wife might be useful for other people. Now we’re both working from home, we need to find ways of not getting underfoot for...
I just spoke on a The World Transformed webinar about coronavirus, and I highlighted some key demands that are emerging from disabled people. A lot of people asked for more information about those in that chat, so here they are:...
Last summer I spent 6 months in hospital. Three months in one room in one hospital, 3 months in one room in another hospital. I won’t pretend I didn’t go a bit mad during this time – clawing at the...
I am very excited to be leading a workshop titled Dissembling Nature as a part of Deptford Literature Festival – it’s going to be great, and I really encourage you to book tickets (to everything else, as well!). I’ve been...
And collectivity – collective art, and collective heroism. We don’t have much time. The ice is melting, and people are dying. The news scroller in the hospital tells me that the pound is surging and the stock market is rising...
When non-disabled people attend inaccessible events, they’re building their careers by treading on disabled people. Why does this matter?
The social model of disability teaches us that our activist focus should be on changing society, not our bodies – but how does that work in practice?
The argument often goes that if mental illness was treated like physical illness people would get better treatment. I disagree
Introducing care agencies – how they operate and some of the advantages and disadvantages I’ve found with them.
