Jamie Hale Blog
Disabled People Are Not Expendable (yet we’re being left to die)
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has released its guidelines for critical care in Coronavirus. NICE is widely respected, and its evidence-based guidelines often take years to develop, with wrangling backwards and forwards between medication companies, researchers, journal articles...
How to share space in quarantine: setting the rules
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...
Disabled people’s demands under coronavirus
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:...
Surviving Inside – fifteen tips on how to cope with self-isolation
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...
Dissembling Nature @ Deptford Literature Festival
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...
Now is a time for artists; now is a time for heroes
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...
Wheelchair Access – why it matters
When non-disabled people attend inaccessible events, they’re building their careers by treading on disabled people. Why does this matter?