A campaigning life - A public lecture by Simon Cramp

Hosted by iHuman, The Critical Psychology and Education Research Cluster in The School of Education, Simon Cramp delivered his public lecture in Firth Hall on 14th March, 2019.

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Simon talked about his campaigning life documented in his recently published book .

Simon is a and a member of the Citizen Network.  He works hard to try and promote the rights of disabled people at every opportunity. Simon has a learning difficulty himself, and he works with people with learning disabilities, to get the right support and information.

Simon offered expert advice on a wide range of issues to do with learning disability based on his extensive experience working as a consultant throughout the learning disability sector.

Simon’s talk revealed his keen interest in politics and political structures and his hope to make things better.

Simon described his work over many years as a disability activist and has recently worked with Chesterfield Royal Hospital to develop .

Anne Lawton, a student on The School of Education’s MSc Psychology Conversion programme said: “Simon is a rare person.  His example gives me the courage to carry on with my studies."

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