Anti-ableist Resources

A series of resources from the WAARC team which will be of interest to anyone in the university who is seeking to develop and promote anti-ableist practice

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Welcome to the WAARC Anti-Ableist Resources page.  Here you will find a set of resources that emerge from the work of the WAARC team and, crucially, the innovative practice of our Disabled People's Organisation partners.

Inclusive recruitment - advise on writing the job description, through advertising, Disability Confident Scheme, FAQs, shortlisting and interviewing. Drawing on advice from Speakup Self-advocacy.

Support for and by disabled staff in the university  - documenting the work and impact Disabled People's Organisations on University culture.

Inclusive university events - advice and suggestion on hosting an inclusive anti-ableist event.

Co-production and participatory research - examples of collaborative research with non-academic partners that enhance the research exercise.

Inclusive research methods - what kinds of research methods and approaches to research engage disabled people in collaborative and equitable ways?

Promoting positive research cultures - a deep dive into work that reimagines university research culture

Presentations and publications from the WAARC team  - that feed into the wider project of building the anti-ableist university.

Public engagement outputs from the WAARC team - examples of innovative forms of public engagement including zines, podcasts, online workshops.

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iHuman

How we understand being ‘human’ differs between disciplines and has changed radically over time. We are living in an age marked by rapid growth in knowledge about the human body and brain, and new technologies with the potential to change them.

Centres of excellence

The University's cross-faculty research centres harness our interdisciplinary expertise to solve the world's most pressing challenges.