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  • October 23, 2021

    “Anybody there?” – Teaching online as a blind academic

    Draining, challenging and inaccessible. That is my honest summary even after a year of practice and experience when it comes to online teaching. I am aware that there is much debate within the academy about the pedagogic benefits or downsides of teaching online. I don’t want to get into this debate; rather I want to point out what it was and is like for me: a blind academic.

  • October 21, 2021

    There is more to me than my guide dog

    My legs and high top Converse shoes are visible next to my guide dog, a yellow labrador in her work harness. Her harness has a cover in neon yellow with black writing that says "don't distract me , I am working guide dog"

    This post is about being overlooked at conference as everyone only focusses on my guide dog.

  • May 29, 2020

    When the world is tilting, put on sunglasses

    half of sunglasses lying on the ground. only left half is visible

    A glims into an often hidden part of sight loss: eye pain and eye headaches; and what it is like working with them.

  • May 5, 2020

    South Africa – an unexpected hiking adventure

    view of the wine hills around stellenbosch (South Africa). Everything is green and one can see very far.

    During an unexpected hiking adventure during a research trip, my sighted guide and I were put to the test. It raises the question of independence versus interdependence and trust and teamwork.

  • May 2, 2020

    A think tank on chronic pain

    a group photo of about 25 researchers from universitites from three countries. all are smiling at the camera.

    From the 19th to 21st February, researchers from South Africa, Zambia and the UK met in a lovely little conference centre outside of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Why? To discuss chronic pain. Researchers came from across the medical field including physiotherapists, psychologists, GPs and neurologists. They were joined by some social science researchers.  As most of […]

  • April 20, 2022

    Call for Audience Testers

    Project Synopsis In Accessible Lives, you’ll enter a virtual gallery showcasing 100 years of assistive technology and the real stories of people who use it. You’ll meet interactive avatars, examine 3D models of cutting-edge devices, and explore archive footage of assistive innovations through the decades. There are three pathways through Accessible Lives: “Sight”, “Movement”, and […]

  • March 8, 2021

    Ableism – it’s not a myth part 1 – even my kids are ableist

    white shelve with two rows and four columns. the shelve is white and has wodden buskets in it On the left, we can see the corner of a cot and on top of the shelve i part of a globe is visible

    Ableism is something many people outside of the disability community or those not close to it have never even heard of. Yet, it’s something we live with every day. It is everywhere and even my own children come home with it.

  • January 12, 2021

    Do you see the irony? Inclusion and Inclusion Sessions at Conferences

    close-up of a microphone with a blurred background

    Inclusion sessions at management conferences are often anything but inclusive, ironic isn’t it? This post talks about some of the experiences I had as well as how to do a better job.

  • December 3, 2020

    Becoming visible

    Today is the International Day for the Rights of People with Disabilities (IDPWD). This year’s theme is “Not all disabilities are visible”. What does this mean? Well, in a narrower sense, it means that I will join the international disability pride and awareness movement by wearing purple #purpleLightUp. Even my guide dog has a little […]

  • July 3, 2020

    Livestreaming the China Dream: Grassroots Micro-influencers in China

    women from diagonally behind filming herself with her smart phone. behind the smart phone is a round light

    This post was written by Dr. Yingqin Zheng, you can find her profile here On 20 April 2020, President Xi JinPing stood in front of a livestreaming set in the Jinmi village in Shaanxi province where villagers promote online their local speciality, cloud ear fungus. He said new industrial development in e-commerce has great potential […]

  • March 24, 2020

    Images & Words workshop in Havana, Cuba

    This post was written by Dr. James Kent and Professor Hannah Thompson In December 2019, Prof Hannah Thompson and Dr James Kent led a GCRF-funded photography and creative audio-description workshop at the Espacio Altamira in Havana, Cuba. The workshop was the latest in a series of events that forms part an ongoing project which has […]

  • March 10, 2020

    “The dog cannot go on board” – challenges when flying with a guide dog

    Lassie curled up on the floor in front of a seat on an airplane. She is wearing an orange vest that has a blue guide dog symbol on it. She is looking at the camera. Her guide dog lead with the words "please don't feed me" lies across her. You can see my shoe in the right hand lower corner

    I travel a lot for work and often take my guide dog. While everything goes smoothly most of the times, I wanted to highlight some of those times where it didn’t

  • March 1, 2020

    India #2: The power of changemakers for disability

    Multiple people standing on a stage in purple, pink lighting. There is Hindi writing in the background. Various men wear traditional Indian schals and hand an award to a female social entrepreneur.

    This is my second blog post on my 8-day research journey to New Delhi, India. The first one was more on the experience of travelling in India with a visual disability, this one is more about the research I did there and the people I met. This trip was quite different form my journey to […]

  • February 6, 2020

    India #1: a sensory travel experience

    In this post, I talk about my experience of travelling to and around Delhi (India). It also features a mini-travelog of my accessible half-day tour of Delhi with Planet Abled

  • January 17, 2020

    An exploratory trip to Uganda – bananas and incredible insights from incredible people

    photo taken from inside a car looking out at a road side shop. on the left is a big sign with a coke bottle on it and the writing coca cola. one can see a motorbike on the left and a person walking by on the right. The picture has red tint to it due to the coloring of the car windows. Behind the shop are tropical plants

    My first research trip to Uganda.

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