Embracing My Disabled Identity in Sixth Form

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Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Sophie Mattolie Listen to it here; https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RqDQOlfAPKYhhqTNPVsuk?si=45dc899216504de5 I developed my chronic illness – a connective tissue disorder which causes a wide range of symptoms like chronic pain and fatigue – gradually over a few years, then it almost hit me all at once. I was plunged into a new, strange …

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Being Part Time in Education

The image is an infographic with colourful blue and green rectangles in the background. In the foreground there is a photo of Amber, sat cross legged wearing a red top that says #millionsmissing. Below is the writing (in white) that says “Being part time in education, by Amber Carey-Daw” 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 Amber Carey-Daw Listen to this blog here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Ez99kUEFgKrZa6bhS5XqD?si=9eae5614c6844fc3 I originally became a part time student in April 2018, just three weeks before the start of my GCSE exams. It wasn’t an easy decision to make, as many told me it would be detrimental to my exam results, something that as …

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Why Good Cause is Failing the Chronically Ill and Neurodiverse – and What Educational Institutes Should Do

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Part three of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd In this article we interviewed three students and asked them about their experiences with chronic illness, neurodiversity and mental health. Through our interviews we noticed a lot of the same issues within educational institutions when it comes to supporting students in …

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