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.

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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Emeritus Professor Barnes at an event with Tara Flood of the Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE)

Teaching

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

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Photo of Professor Anna Lawson and other CDS members at a Summer School on Disability Rights at Hong Kong University. A group photo with students and Dr Simon Ng, organiser of the event.

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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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