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Sarah Bell

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Wellbeing, nature, disability, climate adaptation... and plenty of coffee and cake! She/her :-)

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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Andy Burnham has edged further towards clarifying his policy on DWP reform, taking a step away from blaming disabled claimants but still failing to acknowledge the safeguarding risks of the sanction-heavy approach he appears to favour. #AndyBurnham #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/burnham-edge...
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Burnham edges towards revealing his DWP policy, but still no word on safeguarding concerns
Andy Burnham has edged further towards clarifying his policy on work and pensions reform, taking a step away from blaming disabled claimants but still failing to acknowledge the safeguarding risks …
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 26/07/2026
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
An investigation by OpenDemocracy found that Palantir has paid very little UK tax, despite receiving over £670m in UK public contracts. How? By booking profits overseas, and using tax loopholes for paying staff with stocks to reduce their corporation tax bill.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Well done to the demonstrators who turned out in their masses to counter the far right in Brighton. Good people outnumber these hateful little nobodies and always will.
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PJ @septemberrising.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Glasgow now, there is no place in Scotland for racism or fascism.
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Sarah Bell @sarahbell85.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A little summary of our Geoforum paper is now up online thanks to @disabmurals.bsky.social ☺️👇
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
AND we're now starting our free Sensing Climate creative writing workshops in Dublin too! Find out more online: www.writing.ie/news/sensing... @dw-ireland.bsky.social @ndaireland.bsky.social @asiamireland.bsky.social @cbmireland.bsky.social @ilmireland.bsky.social
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Sensing Climate in Dublin
Sensing Climate in Dublin – Creative Writing for Disability-Inclusive, Climate-Safe Futures by Tanvir Bush and Sarah Bell Introduction A new project, called Sensing Climate, is coming to Dubl…
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Really excited to share our first creative writing booklet, offering a glimpse into the lives, emotions & messages of a creative community in and around Bristol about disability, nature & a climate-impacted world: sensing-climate.com/news/creativ...
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Climate writing in & around Bristol — Sensing Climate
We’re really excited to share the first of our three creative writing collections, crafted by contributors within and around our first case study city – Bristol. The collection offers a glimpse into t...
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It was lovely to be joined by Tony Kendle & Jane Stoneham of the @sensory-trust.bsky.social for today's 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session, reflecting on the hope that lies within collective climate repair. Access the recording & transcript: sensing-climate.com/events/senso...
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In conversation with… The Sensory Trust — Sensing Climate
A great session with the Sensory Trust about their ‘Collective Climate Repair’ project, which is exploring how working with plants and natural systems can offer accessible opportunities to cool and ca...
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Still time to sign up for our next 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' event on 13th May with the wonderful @sensory-trust.bsky.social, reflecting on their Collective Climate Repair work! Find out more and sign up here: sensing-climate.com/events/senso...
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In conversation with… The Sensory Trust — Sensing Climate
The Sensory Trust are running an exciting UK-wide project, called ‘Collective Climate Repair’, exploring how working with plants and natural systems can offer accessible opportunities to cool and calm...
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Sarah Bell @sarahbell85.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Ahhh when somewhat drowning in tedious policy documents and then THIS beautiful collection of writing lands in the postbox 🤩 Can’t wait to read these! 🙌 @pollyrowena.bsky.social
Front cover image of Polly Atkin’s collection of poetry called ‘Emergency Dream’, painted brushstrokes of a tree and surrounding vegetation in rich and varied shades of green
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
You can also access a full description of the mural and a video about its creation and messages online here: sensing-climate.com/news/sensing...
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Sensing Climate Mural in Bristol — Sensing Climate
In June we opened our new Sensing Climate mural at Easton Community Centre in Bristol! In this piece we introduce the mural and its key messages…
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Meanwhile, other Disabled people are supporting each other, whatever our needs, to build a different path. On the left of the mural people are emerging into a world based on care for people and planet, with flourishing green trees and a blue lake authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... 3/3
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Image from mural created by disabled people in Bristol, led by artist Andrew Bolton. On the right, black and white figures with money bags are rushing to escape a barren war-torn world in an inaccessible rocket. Some Disabled people are trying, but failing, to keep up... 2/3
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New article by @disabmurals.bsky.social @sarahbell85.bsky.social based on work with disabled people in Bristol Instead of: -removing disabled parking bays -blaming individuals for not recycling -or 'inclusive' capitalism Systemic change urgently needed to build disability AND climate justice 1/3
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‘Being disabled is a radicalising experience’: from eco-ableism to solidarity in climate activism
The urgency of concerns to address the impact of climate change have instigated prominent climate movements in the UK, such as Extinction Rebellion an…
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Wintergirlwolf @wintergirlwolf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
No worries! It was wonderful to see the mural in real life! Thanks for inviting me to participate
The mural depicts a person confused and overwhelmed by recycling options, weather and on the right as a climate change affected drought area with refugees and silhouette moving across. 
On the left in a green fertile land, there are wind turbines and and  Earth and hands in a heart shape in the sky, and the statue of the Duke of Wellington wearing a traffic cone is firing a cannon with all the things we don't want including pollution and an angular distinctive electric car.A red and yellow mural says look out for each other and features three living bees and some dead bees and multiple silhouettes of disabled people and a crow at the bottom. All of the text has graffiti and scribbles in it from project participants
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Wintergirlwolf @wintergirlwolf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Along with other Glaswegians, I worked with the @sensing-climate.bsky.social team (Working representing #climatechange and #disability ) to contribute ideas to #mural #art in #Glasgow #Scotland. I got to help paint it too! 🎨🖌️ Check it out from Midday on 6th March, 2026 in the G.E.S.H, Easterhouse
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
We've had a wonderful day celebrating the launch of TWO Sensing Climate murals in Glasgow, at Greater Easterhouse Supporting Hands, with a fab mural team sharing key messages for what to prioritise in climate responses - mostly we need to look out for each other! sensing-climate.com/news/glasgow...
Photo of the indoor mural - Full image description is in the news piece that is linked to in the postImage of the outdoor mural - says 'Look out for each other' in bold yellow letters on the red background. Full description is in the news piece that is linked to in the post
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JohnPaul_Art @jpdonnelly83.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Welll today was the day of showing members of GDA and many other who took part in the mural of climate change and disabled people of not one, but TWO, murals in Glasgow! The key message is that we need to look out for each other, both as the world is now and as the climate changes.
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The mural team have been busy this week! A day of final touches today & then tomorrow we'll be celebrating the opening of not one, but TWO, murals in Glasgow! The key message is that we need to look out for each other, both as the world is now and as the climate changes. More info to follow soon!
Shows an extract from the outdoor mural design with the words 'look out' written in yellow on a red background with hands holding together a heart shaped fractured earth, and glasses over the 'oo's of 'look out'.
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A little late to post this as it's been a bit hectic but it was super to be joined by the wonderful Nic Cook for our February 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session! Recording and transcript is online: sensing-climate.com/events/nic-c...
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In conversation with… Nic Cook — Sensing Climate
A super session with Nic Cook, reflecting on her lived experiences as a disabled parent and public transport user, and her important PhD work on active travel, disability and critical access...
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A lovely guest piece on the project news pages by Becky Lovegrove, introducing ‘An All Round Hullabaloo’, which is an exhibition about climate change, led by a community of learning disabled artists in Frome: sensing-climate.com/news/journey...
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Journeys Through Time & Climate — Sensing Climate
This guest piece by Becky Lovegrove introduces ‘An All Round Hullabaloo’, an exhibition about climate change, led by a community of learning disabled artists in Frome…
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Event page is up and the sign up form is open for our next 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' event with the lovely Jane Stoneham & Tony Kendle in May, speaking about the Sensory Trust's @sensory-trust.bsky.social fab 'Collective Climate Repair' project: sensing-climate.com/events/senso...
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In conversation with… The Sensory Trust — Sensing Climate
The Sensory Trust are running an exciting UK-wide project, called ‘Collective Climate Repair’, exploring how working with plants and natural systems can offer accessible opportunities to cool and calm...
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Read about the important work of the Centre for Sustainable Energy on how to improve home energy retrofits with and for disabled people: sensing-climate.com/news/improvi...
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Improving energy retrofits for disabled people — Sensing Climate
In this guest piece by Harriet Sansom, we’re delighted to introduce an important new report by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) on how to improve home energy retrofits with and for disabled peo...
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Access Ruth Nortey's wonderful podcast series and zine exploring how disabled people and people from global majority communities are represented in climate action: sensing-climate.com/news/climate...
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Climate justice in action — Sensing Climate
We’re delighted to share this guest piece by Ruth Nortey, introducing a wonderful new podcast series and zine exploring how disabled people and people from global majority communities are represented ...
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face youtu.be/eBEahWrzEr0?...
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What do we want? Care or fascism? That's the economic choice we now face
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Keen to hear more about our ongoing work on emergency preparedness, climate resilience & disability in Scotland? Read this guest news piece about our November workshop with Inclusion Scotland & ERCS by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson & Fin Tams-Gray! sensing-climate.com/news/disabil...
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Disability-inclusive climate emergency planning in Scotland — Sensing Climate
We’re delighted to share this guest piece by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson and Fin Tams-Gray. It reflects on discussions held during our disability and climate emergency preparedness works...
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
A shameful step back for nature as UK government pushes through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
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A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
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Graduate School of Environment and Sustainability @exetergses.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🌍🎧 New season from the State of the Earth Podcast! Host Sophie is joined by @sarahbell85.bsky.social from @ecehh.org to discuss how our environments shape who we are, how we live — and what it really means to design a fairer, healthier world for all. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1V5M...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur. heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
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An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
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Sensing Climate @sensing-climate.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
It was super to chat with Dan White of @disrightsuk.bsky.social for our 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session yesterday! Recording, transcript & links now up online! sensing-climate.com/events/dan-w...
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In conversation with… Dan White — Sensing Climate
An excellent session with Dan White, policy and campaigns officer at Disability Rights UK, leading a coalition of global disability climate activists to respond to the climate crisis…
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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 15/11/2025
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was. You made a difference—so much of a difference. Rest always in peace, and always in power.

This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. 

Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing.

Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin.
We need more stories about us and our culture.
You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
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Karl Knights @inadarkwood.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Gutting to wake up to the news of Alice Wong's death this morning. She was always kind to me, and she stuck up for me and fought my corner more than once, when I was a near stranger. She's a marvelous writer, editor, advocate and thinker. Farewell, Alice. Thanks for your urgent, caring work.
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Eliz Mizon @elizmizon.com · 13/11/2025
For #ClimateComms folk, the Crip Up Climate Conversations guidance by @emmageen.bsky.social and @sarahbell85.bsky.social is an excellent resource for understanding disabled people in the context of the climate crisis and supporting respectful conversations. sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
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Crip Up Climate Conversations — Sensing Climate
We’re excited to be launching our ‘Crip Up Climate Conversations’ guidance at the Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership ‘Climate and Disability Showcase’ event this week! Access the guidance in thi...
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Tess Osborne @tessosborne.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Please sign and share this petition. I care deeply about geography and want to do everything I can to save our jobs and the school, and protect our students 🌍 #Geography #SchoolClosure c.org/Z2ZK6fQVgf
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Save Geography at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
This is what tolerance of anti-migrant political rhetoric leads to. A surge in racial abuse against nurses and care workers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
#livingwithSAD talks to BBC Scotland @ukri.org @uofgied.bsky.social @slipshodspeller.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How to cope with long winter nights when the clocks go back
More than a million people in the UK experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder - but a project is aiming to help people in Orkney look after their mental health.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We urgently need honesty on the climate crisis. Military emissions are excluded from national emissions figures. Yes, we simply pretend they don't exist. That means there's little pressure to reduce them. This has to change. www.thewaronclimate.org
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The War On Climate | Join the Climate Action
Explore how military emissions impact climate change and learn how to advocate for accountability and sustainable policies to protect the planet.
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Collective for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
DisCrit examines how racism & ableism intersect to shape systems of power that marginalize disabled people of color. It challenges “normalcy” & calls for collective action toward justice. Check out the video, one-pager, & other resources at crdjustice.org. Created by summer intern Mary Yoon. [1/13]
Title text reads “What is DisCrit?” followed by smaller text: “Based on the article ‘Dis/ability critical race studies (DisCrit): theorizing at the intersections of race and disability’ by Subini A. Annamma, David Connor, & Beth Ferri. Written by Mary Yoon on behalf of the Center for Racial and Disability Justice.” The image includes an illustrated group of people. The Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo appears in the upper right corner.
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Sight Loss Councils @slcouncils.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“E-bikes are fast, often silent, and #blind and #PartiallySighted people can’t see them - making collisions hard to avoid. No one should feel unsafe stepping outside." West Yorkshire SLC backs plans to ban e-bikes from parts of Briggate. 🎧 bit.ly/4nMpWxK (07.07am at 1h 07m into #BBC recording)
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Rima Ahmed - 15/10/2025 - BBC Sounds
Waking you up each weekday morning, it's Rima Ahmed.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Making the case for wealth taxes on @SkyNewsPolitics just now. Rumours that Chancellor might seek yet more spending cuts are horrifying - public services are already on their knees & top 50 richest families in UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population - over 34 million people.
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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Today it’s possible to hear about ‘Embracing the dark’ in Episode 4 of Winter Well on Radio 4 with @slipshodspeller.bsky.social. Insightful voices and perspectives on slowing down in winter and changing our expectations of ourselves. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people #AccessibleHousingNow #NewTowns @disrightsuk.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-h...
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Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people
The government has been accused of losing its way on accessible housing, after refusing to explain why a report by its “taskforce” on delivering a series of new towns across England does not includ…
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 08/10/2025
Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
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How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage
Studies show vaping raises the number of ACE2 receptors: the doorway COVID-19 uses to attack. That means higher risk and slower recovery.
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Sarah Bell @sarahbell85.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Lovely to chat all things public engagement and impact this afternoon ☺️ Looking forward to a fab set of talks tomorrow 🙌 @healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
"in contrast to the relational, embedded & dynamic understanding of vulnerability elaborated by qualitative social science schlrs, national research ethics documents remain heavily dominated by understandings of vulnerability originating from biomedical research" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Vulnerability in procedural ethics: A study of 44 national research ethics guidelines - Rebecca Tapscott, Sophie Moxon, 2025
How should qualitative social scientists understand and engage with the concept of vulnerability in their research? Scholars have largely approached this questi...
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Sarah Bell @sarahbell85.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
It was fab to chat with Louise on Thursday for our Disability & Climate: In Conversation With session! Thanks so much for joining! ☺️
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