I was a guest on the No Shame In My Name podcast
I was recently invited onto the No Shame In My Name podcast. It’s a podcast I already listened to and I invited the host to […]
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I was on BBC’s Front Row in defence of sensitivity readers
A couple of years ago, I started offering sensitivity reading for disability- and LGBT-related topics. I have worked on some fascinating manuscripts since then, including […]
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Upcoming presentation: LGBT Apostasy and Conversion Therapy
A few weeks ago, I wrote about conversion therapy for Now Then, the magazine where I am a community correspondent. I had been trying for […]
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Talking about the Paralympics on BBC Radio Sheffield
I was on Paulette Edwards’ show on BBC Radio Sheffield again, this time talking about the Paralympic Games and the visibility it gives to disabled […]
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I was on BBC Radio Sussex talking disability discrimination against a disabled councillor
Claire Needs is a disabled local councillor but, because her council has now removed the option of attending meetings via Zoom, she is being excluded […]
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I was a guest on the Crippled Stomp podcast
Last week, Shabaaz Mohammed invited me to be a guest on his intriguingly named podcast Crippled Stomp. Always keen to talk all things disability, I […]
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I spoke on BBC Radio Sheffield about disability during lockdown and accessibility as we open up
Last week, I published an article with Now Then magazine about the strangeness of things becoming more accessible in many ways during the lockdowns, and […]
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Deadly Intersections presentation replay: disability and gender-based violence
So I did my presentation on disability and gender-based violence for Festival of Debate and it went really well! It was great to have so […]
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Festival of Debate: my upcoming presentation on disability and violence against women and girls
Earlier this year, I presented a webinar called Deadly Intersections: Disability and Gender-Based Violence. It was really well-attended and the questions and discussion at the […]
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Upcoming presentation: Proofreading and copywriting for translators: tips, tools and techniques
I’m really excited to be a speaker for the Chartered Institute of Linguists. At the webinar, I will be talking about proofreading and copywriting and, […]
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