Disability is not taught as a topic on the United Kingdom’s national curriculum. Whilst there has been much improvement in recent years regarding disability rights for children throughout the UK, the exclusion of disability from the national curriculum contributes to a lack of understanding of lived experiences. It also reinforces disability stigma and its ‘abnormality’… Continue Reading Disability: Pedagogy and Identity in the Classroom
Category: Research
Showcasing athletes’ experiences through a Paralympic history tour app
Throughout my PhD, I have been fortunate to investigate a range of topics related to the history of the Paralympics and disability sport. Within this work, I have been especially conscious of how to represent the stories and experiences of disabled athletes. Academic and ex-Paralympian Danielle Peers notes that historic representations of the Paralympics can… Continue Reading Showcasing athletes’ experiences through a Paralympic history tour app