iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths - Wednesday 2nd September

The iHuman Critical Disability Studies Anita Ghai Lecture given by Dr Miro Griffiths, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds

Resistance Practices and Inclusive Imaginations: Young Disabled People's Participation in Disability Activism and their Ideas for Accessible and Inclusive Societies Across Europe

Abstract

This session will present findings from a monograph soon to be published on young disabled people’s participation in disability activism across Europe. The session will highlight key areas of consideration across the following five themes: importance of participating in disability activism; restrictions to participation; improvements to participation; activities and types of participation; and future imaginings for accessible and inclusive societies. The aim of the session is to capture insights into how young disabled people experience participation in social change approaches, and what young disabled people’s imaginings reveal about challenging injustice, resisting discrimination, and articulating avenues for realising a better world.

Start: 1pm UK time (held on Zoom), 8.00 p.m. Singapore SGT.

Please note: The original lecture date was 2nd March - this is the rescheduled date. If you had previously registered for the 2nd March, you are still registered so don't need to register again. If you wish to cancel your ticket now or in the future, you can do this by messaging us at waarc-pm@sheffield.ac.uk or message us through Ticket Tailor.

The Zoom link will be sent separately to those who have registered on the morning of the event.

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References

Griffiths M (2025) ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’: Community-Based Inclusive Development and Disability Studies. In: Weber J; Grech S eds Community-Based Inclusive Development, Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 101-122.

Miro Griffiths. Declare Independence. International Journal of Disability and Social Justice. 2023. Vol. 3(1):24-41. DOI: 10.13169/intljofdissocjus.3.1.0024

The photo is of Professor Anita Ghai, taken in 2024 by Dan Goodley.