Praminda Caleb-Solly is Professor of Assistive Robotics and Intelligent Health Technologies in the Faculty of Environment and Technology at the University of the West of England. She responds poetically to concerns that arisen through working on the Catch me if you can Participating through Play project for D4D.
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Here you will find the latest project blogs with writing, artwork, photos and videos from the D4D team and community.
A Plea for more Artistry in the Design of Assistive Technology
Praminda Caleb-Solly leads on the Catch me if you can Participating through Play project for D4D. Here she reports on an Innovate UK Long Term Care Revolution funded project called Connecting Assistive Solutions to Aspirations.
Notes from D4D Futurity: Disability Today and Tomorrow
Martin Levinson reports back on the Conference at Liverpool Hope University on 19th September 2019
‘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…