Centre for Disability Studies

The Centre for Disability Studies

We are an interdisciplinary network of researchers from across the Social Sciences, Humanities and STEM subjects.

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Disability Archive

The archive aims to provide disabled people, students and scholars access to the writings of those disability activists, writers and allies whose work may no longer be easily accessible

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Members of The Centre for Disability Studies provide a wide range of teaching and supervision within the University.

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Celebrating a wonderful year at the CDS!

Today, as we approach the end of 2018, we look back over a successful year at the Centre for Disability...

CDS Director Prof Anna Lawson at Maastricht University UN CRPD Event

Last week our Director, Anna Lawson, spoke at Maastricht University at an event about the UN Convention on the Rights...

Miro Griffiths MBE joins the Centre for Disability Studies

We are delighted to announce that Miro Griffiths MBE is joining the team at the Centre for Disability Studies. Miro is taking...

Mobility-As-A-Service & Accessible Transport

Last week CDS colleague Bryan Matthews of the Institute for Transport Studies ran a meeting of the ITS-UK’s Inclusive Mobility...

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“RT @KirstyLiddiard1: Today, the disabled young people we worked with wrote poetry through eye movements, touch, smiles, drama & movement… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”

“RT @Tony_Baldwinson: The Lorraine Gradwell Memorial Lecture

Broken Promises: looking back on ‘Improving the Life Chances of Disabled Pe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”

“. @MiroGriffiths is virtually presenting at @tanvirnaomi launch for the new novel CULL. Miro will highlight the ext… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…”