Education

“Sea-Glass Survivors” (Shepherd et al., 2024): Navigating Education as Disabled Young People

A word cloud of some of the challenges of being disabled in education identified by The LUNA Community

By Amber Daw You can listen to this blog post here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-luna-project/episodes/Sea-Glass-Survivors-Navigating-Education-as-Disabled-Young-People-by-Amber-Daw-e2hs72r As part of reading for my MA Inclusive Education Autism module, I came across the paper “‘Sea-glass survivors’: autistic testimonies about education experiences” by Jacqui Shepherd, Beth Sutton, Simon Smith and Marysia Szlenkier. This paper enables three autistic adults (as co-authors) to reflect …

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Dear Teacher – A Letter to my Teachers by Kieren Mehta

This blog post is part of the Dear Teacher series we’re doing for Education month, where members of the LUNA community share the role teachers have had in their lives. We’ll be celebrating all the times they got this right and what we wish they knew and could have done differently to support the disabled, …

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In Conversation with Charlene: studying, independence, and the My Sighted Guide Service

A pink infographic which reads “it would give you a good insight into what life is like for someone with sightless on a day to day basis. It is also very friendly and relaxed so after a while it just feels like seeing a friend because you see each other so often and chat about lots of different things” – Charle, My Sighted Guide Service User. There is also the guide dog logo and LUNA logo underneath.

This is a conversation between Charlene, who has experience of the My Sighted Guide service run by Guide Dogs, and Ally from The LUNA Project. Charlene has been blind from birth. Her experiences with education started way back when she went to boarding school for visually impaired people to learn braille when she had just …

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University and Disability: Not Having a Diagnosis

The image is an info graphic. It is a white and turquoise background. In the centre there is a round edged white rectangle. On top of this is the text that reads “University and Disability: Not having a diagnosis” and underneath “Part One of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd”. In the fore ground there is the LUNA project logo, and a wee graphic of a student using crutches, with a yellow top. 

Part One of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd When Rachael said she wanted to write about the experiences of Disabled and chronically ill students at University, looking at what was working well and more importantly what wasn’t, I jumped at the chance to write alongside her. Even just from …

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“Why can’t you just do it?” – Navigating ADHD in Higher Education

The image is a blue infographic with colourful green rectangles in the background. In the foreground there is a photo of Alessandra stood outside smiling. Below is the writing (in white) that says ““Why can’t you just do it?” – Navigating Higher Education with ADHD by Alessandra Thom” In the top righthand corner is the LUNA project logo and and the text (in black) “A LUNA project series on Education”. End of description. 

by Alessandra Thom After 22 years of forgotten homework, missed deadlines, three pairs of impulse purchase roller-skates and too many lost post-it notes to count, this summer I was diagnosed with ADHD. Last week, after a month on medication, I submitted my 2500-word dissertation proposal on time, without an extension. To anybody reading who does …

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Thinking Outside the Classroom: Do children always need to learn in the traditional class environment

Image description: The image is a blue infographic with colourful blue rectangles in the background. In the foreground there is a photo of Eilidh, smiling. Below is the writing (in white) that says “Thinking Outside the Classroom: Do children always need to learn in the traditional environment? by Eilidh Murphy” In the top righthand corner is the LUNA project logo and and the text (in black) “A LUNA project series on Education”. End of description. 

Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Eilidh Murphy Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UrvwXfHTjyLerMLI9Ui9Y?si=c92835b84cb342d4 Covid-19 has changed lives almost instantly and while lockdown measures are easing, some things haven’t gone back to normal. Working from home remains the norm and while schools have returned for the new academic year, there are robust plans in place to revert …

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Is the Secondary School System Ableist?

The image is an infographic with colourful blue and green rectangles in the background. In the foreground there are two photos. The first is of Jack sat smiling in a red top. The second is of Beth wrapped up warm smiling. Below is the writing (in white) that says “Is the Secondary School System Ableist? By Jack Schofield and Beth Dillon” In the top right hand corner is the LUNA project logo and and the text (in black) “A LUNA project series on Education”. End of description. 

By Jack Schofield (he/him) and Beth Dillon (she/her) In this piece Jack (18) and Beth (20), share their experiences of being in secondary school. Schools which were, despite the best intentions and actions of some individuals, part of a system that fundamentally didn’t work for students who were Disabled, or who had a chronic illness. …

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