Models to Realities: Nuanced Perspectives on Disability

In person : City Campus University of Brighton room G4

on-line: via Teams link below

We are excited to invite you to the inaugural symposium hosted by the Disability Culture Research Group (DisCReg). This event promises a deep dive into the rich and varied dimensions of disability culture, offering perspectives that seek to go beyond disconnected models of disability and instead thrive in the interconnected nature of lived realities that make up Disability culture.

DisCReg is a vibrant collective of researchers at all career stages, unified by a commitment to understanding and advancing disability through a broad and inclusive lens. Our group includes members with lived experiences of disability and allies dedicated to advocating for disability rights, with a particular emphasis on centring the voices of minoritized genders. We are proud to include scholars from across the UK and globally, fostering a collaborative environment where diverse insights and backgrounds intersect.

Symposium Highlights:

• Presentations from Disability Researchers: Engage with groundbreaking work presented by disability studies researchers at various stages in their research career. DisCReg's symposium will not only explore the intersections of medicine, humanities, arts, and business within disability culture but also emphasize the importance of considering diverse cultural perspectives, such as the bi-cultural insights from Aotearoa (New Zealand).
• Global Contributions: Hear from researchers around the world who will join us both in person and online, sharing international perspectives and expanding the conversation on disability culture.
• Hybrid Format: Our event offers a flexible hybrid format, allowing participants to attend in person or virtually from anywhere in the world. This approach ensures inclusivity and broad participation, enabling a diverse range of voices to join the discussion.

We welcome faculty, students, and industry professionals globally to join us for this insightful event. Our agenda will highlight the diversity of research within DisCReg and encourage dialogue that embraces the plurality of approaches necessary for the field.

We have a Information Padlet that we will be updating with news and information about the day. It will also be a aspace where people can add their reflections of the day and images of any artworks made both in person and online. Please click here to be taken to the Models to Realities: Nuanced Perspectives on Disability Padlet page.

Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjA4YTAxMTEtYjkwYy00ZGQzLTkxNzQtMDk5MzNlODFjNmRi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a900bb90-94fe-4658-8b34-dd72084c5064%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223f00b605-df77-4aec-85b3-e2d2f848cf09%22%7d

Creative activity materials list to gather before the event:

TBC

12:00- 13:00:

Ice breaker:

creative artistic activity (to be continued throughout the day)

13:00 – 14:00:

Chantal Spencer:

Moving beyond participatory models of practice towards methodologies of radical intersectional equity.

LLB Inclusive Employement:

Disability support in the workplace

Abi Chapman:

We Need an Accessibility Revolution: The Disabled Experience of Today - exploring topics of: Policy and Reality Intersectionality.

Sadie Rockliffe:

Sensory Inequalities and Access to Blue Space

14:00 – 14:30:

Comfort Break:

Tea and coffees provided

14:30 – 15:30

Emma Craddock:

Being a neurodivergent researcher doing research about neurodivergence

Fe Stevens:

The disparity lens of disability

Emma Sadera:

Model Patients: Reflections on Decolonising Disability Narratives from Aotearoa New Zealand

15:30 – 16:00

Wind down:

Reflections on the day - Discussion

Host or Publisher DisCReg