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Film & TV

Channel 4 announces plan to “strengthen the portrayal of disabled people” on TV

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

The broadcaster hopes the plan will "take the inclusion of disabled people in our content to a different level."…

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News

Freshers raises accessibility concerns for union

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

The Students’ Union comes under fire after Freshers’ Week events fail to meet the needs of disabled and neurodivergent students.…

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Comment/Long Read

Ableism 101: what you should know

August 23, 2021September 16, 2021

So what is ableism? How do we identify it? What examples are there?…

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Comment

Accessibility: a positive/negative freedom approach

December 4, 2020December 6, 2020

Disabled people are often talking about the need for accessibility, whether that be in education, in work, while they are travelling, or something else. And it’s true that we all want the…

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Autism representation in the media

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

This week has been incredibly difficult for those of us in the autistic community. Many of you will be aware of the new movie trailer “Music”, written and produced by multimillionaire singer…

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coronavirus

Everyone’s nightmare can be another’s own reality

May 22, 2020May 27, 2020

Breaking down and speaking out about online ableism during COVID-19.…

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Features

Excluded, neurodiverse students face barriers to graduate schemes

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019

Employers can't argue that it is too expensive to make their workplace accessible to all their employees.…

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Features/University

Surviving uni as a neurodiverse student

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

The ultimate guide to surviving academically as a neurodiverse student.…

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Politics

Increased disability access “key feature” in parliament refurb

June 18, 2019June 20, 2019

The UK Parliament is being modernised…

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Film & TV

TV review: Special – a short but sweet watch

April 22, 2019April 23, 2019

Laugh out loud humour from a serious subject matter, Special is streaming now.…

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