What does disability mean in 2021?
Description
As Disability History Month begins (18 November – 20 December), this episode discusses what disability means in 2021? How does hidden disability fit into this and what are the challenges for the future?
Our guests on this episode are:
Phil Vickerman, LJMU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Strategic Initiatives) & Professor of Inclusive Education and Learning
Keren Coney, LJMU Careers and Employability Consultant and member of LJMU Disability Staff Network
Jack Fitzpatrick, 3rd year Education Studies and Inclusion student and co-founder of Inclusive Environments
Laura Knowles, 3rd year Student Mental Health Nurse and former JMSU Disability Part-Time Officer
Our speakers discuss their own lived experiences of disability plus what we can do next in the workplace and as a society to be more inclusive.