By Faustine Content note: Seizures, depression and anxiety. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wUBZkAR3cXyasJFqCKBUY?si=e54f907b794d4808 I’m Faustine, I study Politics, Social Anthropology and Sociology at University and I was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy when I was around 15/16 but started having seizures in Year 10 (about 14). My hobbies include freelance writing, reading and spending time with friends …
Updated: Mar 13, 2022 Below is a transcript of a conversation recorded between Jamie and Ally for a piece of coursework Ally needed to do for a science communication class. You can listen to the recording as a LUNA Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rYXA9q2Xa3g4GOwbQhJhg?si=4488791460294ef5 — Jamie – I am Jamie Ally – Hi I am Ally J …
By Nefeli Lambrou and Amber Daw This blog post is part of the LUNA Science Communication Series, a series where research relevant to Disabled folks is broken down for Disabled folks. Nefeli shares research carried out for her psychology dissertation on chronic pain and camouflaging, and Amber reflects on how this research fits in with …
Updated: Mar 3, 2022 By Amelia Hilton (she/her) CW: eating disorders and exercise I found talking to my family about experiencing mental health issues incredibly difficult. I was in complete denial about my ED. I was constantly telling myself that my obsessive thoughts and extreme behaviours to do with eating and exercise were ‘healthy’. I …
By Cameron Macalister (he/him) and Rebecca MacGregor (she/her) This blog post is the first LUNA Science Communication Series, a series where research relevant to Disabled folks is broken down for Disabled folks. Kicking off the series Cameron shares research carried out for his psychology dissertation on autism awareness in medical school, and Rebecca reflects on …
By Mehar Singh You can listen to this blog post by following this link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AoA8GAeaRlzrgXUlPQlSf?si=4cfae8f3566a4a8b Having chronic illnesses means we attend A LOT of medical appointments – with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, mental health therapists etc. They can be daunting, draining and flat out exhausting, because we have to go through all of our conditions, symptoms, …
Updated: May 13, 2022 By Beth Dillon (she/her) Listen to the blog here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cdvv7S9pI6HZ4O3C0b0c7?si=71ad6bea33de4e09 This month Rose Ayling – Ellis, a Deaf actress from London, won Strictly Come Dancing. Rose uses British Sign Language (BSL) and throughout the series we saw her navigate the competition beautifully, with accessibility adjustments such as an interpreter with her …
by Holly If you’ve never wondered about the link between disability and our changing planet, you’re probably not alone. In fact, if I hadn’t become ill, I don’t know that it’s something that would ever have occurred to me which feels odd, given how I now take any available opportunity to bash my climate activist …
By Ally Lloyd (she/her) “It is hard to distill, but I think that an accessible and inclusive climate movement looks like a space where care, listening and communication are built into every aspect of organising.” Being able to visualise a fully accessible and inclusive climate movement is an incredible thing. Today I was lucky enough …
By Joe Tanner Hi, my name is Joe, I’m a 25-year-old from Leeds, I live in Beijing and I’m dyspraxic. When asked to write a post about living my life with dyspraxia, I found it quite difficult to plan out what I was going to say. How can I write a post about being ‘different’ …