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Shifting power relations in disability sport and social activism research: an emancipatory approach Open
In answer to appeals for more participatory frameworks to advance qualitative methodologies, this article shows how a novel emancipatory approach to disability research produced significant impact and learnings. We (academics and non-acade…
Declare Independence Open
This article presents an original and critical interrogation of how disabled activists establish claims and coordinate activities to progress the independent living agenda. The article achieves this by employing Beckett and Campbell’s (201…
Livin’ in the future: Conceptualising the future of UK disability activism through utopian, retrotopian and heterotopian configurations Open
The article explores how the future is imagined through disability activism. It highlights how UK Disabled People’s Movement members, established and newcomers, envisage inclusive and accessible societies and what role disability activism …
Disabled youth participation within activism and social movement bases: An empirical investigation of the UK Disabled People’s Movement Open
Understanding disabled youth activism is key for improving young disabled people’s participation in politics and social change. Young disabled people require opportunities to situate historical and biographical experiences within broader s…
Disability Open
Disability policy is yet to receive substantial attention from scholars operating within social policy discourse. This has led to a continuation of policy practice that prioritises individualised, overtly medical approaches to providing su…
Reporting from the Margins: Disabled Academics Reflections on Higher Education Open
This article is rooted in the narratives of four disabled people with obvious impairments within higher education institutions (HEI). Their lived experiences highlight how the adoption of the neoliberal agenda by HEIs has ensured the conti…
These Days Are Ours: Exploring Young Disabled People's Experiences and Views of the Disabled People's Movement Open
This thesis explores challenges encountered by young disabled people participating and engaging within the UK Disabled People’s Movement (DPM). Challenges they face were identified following a qualitative investigation. Seventeen semi-stru…