Martin Levinson reports back on the Conference at Liverpool Hope University on 19th September 2019
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‘Stories of Power’ – tells the life story of disabled artist Jess Thom
Touretteshero co-founder Jess Thom. Photo by Laura Page ‘Stories of Power’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the…
Telling Stories – tells the life story of disabled artist Julie McNamara
Julie McNamara ‘Telling Stories’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the writer and performer Julie McNamara, the founder…
The Nordic Network for Disability Research conference
I arrived in Copenhagen, papers and powerpoint in hand, feeling just about ready to present my first paper at a major international disability research conference.…
A Different Way of Engaging – tells the life story of disabled artist Katherine Araniello
‘A Different Way of Engaging’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the late Katherine Araniello, a performance and…
Book Launch: ‘Cull’ by Tanvir Bush
Author and researcher Dr. Tanvir Bush launched her second novel, “Cull”, at an unusual event in Corsham Town Hall, supported by The Corsham Book Shop.…
A discussion about games, VR and Esther Fox’s work on genetic screening
Image credit: Pexels.com By Diane Carr and Esther Fox. Introduction: Esther Fox is a visual artist, Head of Accentuate and a Community Co-Investigator on the…
Tanvir Bush’s novel CULL launches at Corsham Town Hall
Tanvir Bush’s novel CULL, published by Unbound, satirises the current state of affairs by exploring the possibility of a state sponsored euthanasia scheme. The book…
D4D Themes in discussion at Stoke
There are some key themes emerging from the eight project strands of D4D as the program of work develops. What follows is Colin Hambrook’s summary…
Journey to an alien planet in an ill-fitting spacesuit
Paul Leyland gives a short introduction to a planned project working with stroke survivors following his own stroke 2 years ago.