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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Research update: my Individual Project on disability employment was awarded a mark of 75. The research was recognised for its important analysis. A I’m immensely grateful to the people who participated in this research. I’ll be working on getting this research published now…

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

On disability employment: conventional approaches don’t work for disabled people. I’m working on solutions via Purple Advantage to help with this. You can’t scare people into work. (2/2)

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Re disability benefits, I’ve been watching the ongoing discussion with interest and concern. The focus needs to be on supporting disabled people who have extra costs due to the unequal nature of society, not penalising them for this. (1/2)

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Thank you for your patience during this short radio silence. I’m in the final stages of my disability employment work and I think (hope!) it’s coming together well 😊

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Love is…when your wife understands how much you love books and gets you a trolly to compliment your office library 😊

A library trolly with books in Cambridge light blue

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Research update: I’ve had my head down in my results as a full draft of my entire thesis is due on Monday. The results are telling, seeking to make a novel contribution to discussion to existing scholarship on disability employment. I’m hopeful that this will be the case and that publication follows

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

@drbevans.bsky.social hello professor! May I message you with a small request please?

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Deep into my data analysis of disability employment. The data, whilst not without limitations, suggests the need for greater flexibility. Interestingly, also emerging is that a focus less on physical presence may allow disabled people to be more present in the workforce.

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Doing my data analysis..and this data. This is a snippet from a coding memo..

This data is awfully powerful and it moves me. Time and time and time again the story is coming out that the world isn't, won't, or can't be accessible.

The abudance of medical model stuff in here is beyond what I expected. In a different version of this i'd like to be more conceptually sophisticated and my commitment to this data is such that I will go back and pick out the nuances.

At the moment I just want to scream that it is society is the issue and unless we get serious about genuinely making society a more inclusive safe and accepting place then further
change is unlikely.

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Research update: A huge thank you to everyone who has supported with this to complete and spread the word. We’ve achieved 123 responses with 100 of those from the UK. I’ll close the survey next Tuesday to allow any further responses to come through. It’s a good sample size.

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“No”, says the cat, with an air of defiance. “I will not allow you to work on your thesis on a Friday evening…”

Picture shows my cat curling up against the laptop. Her paws resting on this in a closed position as if to stop me opening the laptop up

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hello! I’m making a final call for my ongoing research into disability employment. I’m looking at the experiences of disabled people seeking work in the UK. If you could complete the survey or know someone who may, it’s here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bD… Thank you.

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

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What a day! Superbly looked after by @sheffielduni.bsky.social from start to finish at an emotional ceremony as I was delighted to receive my honorary Doctor of Letters degree. Thank you to everyone involved and congratulations to all the new Sheffield graduates this week.

Chris in his doctor of letters gown. Wearing a black bonnet with a gold tassel. A hood of red and gold and a gown of red and green. Chris is wearing a green suit with a university tie on. He is smiling.

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

En route to a special special trip to Sheffield ahead of my honorary degree ceremony tomorrow @sheffielduni.bsky.social I also get to fulfill a long held wish to stay in the Mercure too, a great treat for this snooker fan :)

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I’m entering the final stages of data collection on research I’m doing into disability employment. If you have a physical disability and are UK based, I’d be especially grateful to hear from you. The survey is at: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #AcademicSky #Disability

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

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I don’t want to say too much about the survey I’m doing on disability employment while it’s open. What I will say though is that I’m incredibly grateful to have 106 responses. Whilst my methodology isn’t without limitations, I’m determined to work with the responses I have to help make a difference.

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I’m still doing research into the experiences of disabled people looking for employment. I’d be grateful if you could share this survey with people it might be of interest to. The survey is at: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Disability #AcademicSky Thank you

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

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One of the many things that has surprised me doing disability employment research is how there has been only a handful of studies involving the views of disabled people in the UK. Much more work is needed to amplify the voices of disabled people.

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2025 is a brilliant one for you. Wishing you all the best x

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

#AcademicSky I’m writing about the ending of a group project but I can’t find much literature about this “adjourning” stage. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

The survey continues. If you haven’t yet taken a look or shared, please consider doing so. Thank you.

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Morning all! Mid writing sprint now on my third essay of the holiday. Another 700 words to do today. It doesn’t sound much but it quickly adds up!

Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Thanks for all your support on the survey. Up to a total of 80 now..just over halfway to my target sample!

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A lovely couple of days with parents..now back to the essays! Thank you for the continuing engagement with the survey too. We’re into the seventies now!

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Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social · 27/12/2024