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Beyond Neurotypical Norms: Intersectional Inclusion for Neurodivergent, Queer, and Disabled Communities at LCC. A Proposed Intervention.
UK Academia is primarily structured around neurotypical norms, white-centred curricula and (heteronormative) role-models, and able-bodied spaces and access, posing significant challenges for neurodivergent, brown, black and ethnically marginalised, disabled and LGBTQIA+ academics, students and technicians, who often face additional barriers … Continue reading
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When faith intersects with gender: students’ voices and inclusive academic challenges around religions
In 2022, I worked with an Iranian student who was required to submit an interactive data visualisation about a topic that interested them, which involved working on religion, authoritarian rule, gender oppression, and lack of freedoms – the 2022 Iran protests. … Continue reading
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Neurodiversity, race and gender: considerations for academic practices
The first workshop on using intersectionality (Crenshaw, 2013) to examine how disability intersects with identity factors like race and gender left me unsettled. While I deeply value these discussions, the workshop only skimmed the surface and failed to offer actionable … Continue reading
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