Breaking down barriers with the Social Model of Disability
With International Day of People with Disabilities just around the corner, chances are you’ll see lots of articles talking about ‘disabled people’ and ‘people with disabilities’. But does it matter what phrase you use? According to the Social Model of Disability, it...
Eco-ableism: the curse of climate change
Over the last week the news has been full of COP26 and how we all need to be doing our bit to fight climate change. Even the soap operas have got in on the act, joining forces for the first time ever with crossover storylines to highlight different environmental...
Co-production is so much more than a box ticking exercise. Here’s why.
Photo shows members of Hammersmith and Fulham DRT giving feedback to architects Co-production, consultation, co-design, engagement. There are a myriad of terms floating around that all seem to mean engaging with others or finding ways to get people’s views and...
Celebrate our achievements, not our conditions
From Team GB’s historic gold in wheelchair rugby, to Sarah Storey becoming the most successful and most decorated British Paralympian of all time some are saying the Tokyo Paralympics are the best ever. As a Games Maker at London 2012 I will always disagree with...
The Tokyo Paralympics – what legacy will it leave?
“Going for jobs in the past, there would always be parts of a role or the building that had barriers – but when I was a Games Maker, it was the first time in my life I had access to all areas! Nowhere on the Olympic Park was out of bounds. It was amazing to feel for...
Less talk, more action: what’s really needed to transform disabled people’s everyday lives
The pandemic has been called a great leveller as it has supposedly affected everyone equally. But that just isn’t the case. Research highlights that during the pandemic: 71% of disabled people have had their work impacted 40% of disabled employees were either...
`Will the ongoing pandemic crisis make you forget to build an inclusive world?’, asks Kirsten Galea, Architect & Access Consultant Trainee
I’m sure that like me you have come across a few articles about what the post-Covid world will look like or what changes we will see. So many people are trying to imagine how the world will change and how they can contribute to building this new world. The...
Let’s make physical activity fit for all
The power of physical activity to create and unite communities is showing itself online, right now. Gyms and leisure centres are closed, most of us in are in lockdown and ‘The Body Coach’ Joe Wicks is the rising star. He is broadcasting P.E Lessons every weekday...
