Category: Inclusive Practice

Khairani Barokka (Okka) is a writer, poet and artist. In the article, Okka shares about her chronic pain, her hidden disability, ‘Pain hides in plain sight‘ – this line struck me. Okka’s in pain but because it isn’t seen, Okka’s pain is left unrecognised. Okka’s performance communicates her experience, the pain that no one understands,… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Reflecting on Deaf accessibility for Spoonies: Lessons from touring Eve and Mary are having coffee while chronically ill

“Let’s listen with our eyes and not just with our ears” Christine Sun Kim is a Korean American artist based in Berlin. While I watched this short film, I remained fascinated. Christine’s way of owning sound to communicate/ create art was something I had never seen before. Christine experiences sound visually, and I as an… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Christine Sun Kim, A Selby film

I am a woman of colour and am able-bodied. While I have experienced/ understand marginalisation faced by a POC, I am aware of my able-bodied privilege. I am aware of the lack of representation/ misrepresentation of Black and people of colour – whether it be in the media or in an institution. Similarly, I was… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Reflecting on #DisabilityTooWhite with Vilissa Thompson

Throughout my education year here in the UK, in all honesty, I was struggling with my studies – it was hard to process and communicate information, leading me to not understand/ miss many important tasks/ assignments/ exams. I would ask my friends around to break down paragraphs/ questions in ‘simple English’ often. In my second… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Reflecting on UAL Disability Services Webpage