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An update on the work of the Network for Researchers with Speech Impairments/Differences

Anita Ghai is seen in her wheelchair, wearing a bright pink dress. On the left is Sandeep Singh wearing an orange top and cream trousers. On the right stands Dan Goodley, wearing a flat cap, blue shirt and trousers. All are smiling together outside a building entrance.
Anita Ghai, Sandeep Singh and Dan Goodley

Professor Anita Ghai, Rest in Power

Use of real-world data in drug development

World Orphan Drug Congress 2024 – Barcelona

by Matthew Hanchard
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Anti-Frontiers in Zineing: Zines as Process & the Politics of Refusal

Zines are becoming increasingly popular in academic spaces. Whilst this is widely celebrated, what are the risks of mainstreaming zine culture?
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Disability Representations - Blog from visiting researcher - Ethan Patrick

Why do our ‘Fantasies’ never include disabled people?
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Disability Matters in Manchester

Dan Goodley gave the University of Manchester's  Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience (PCHN) Spring seminar on 6th March 2024. 
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Update from the Humanising Healthcare team

Humanising Healthcare is a co-produced research project dedicated to finding and sharing healthcare practices that enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities (including people with learning disabilities who are also autistic people).

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How the Disabled PGR group mentoring helped me be a better GTA

In this latest piece, we hear from disabled postgraduate researchers as they seek to promote inclusion in the university.
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Disability Matters: Online Symposium and Lectures

Dan Goodley is in New Delhi this week to follow up with Indian disabled researcher colleagues who are working on the Disability Matters programme.