Dr Sian Jones (she | her)

Read about the portrayal of disability in the media, input from the lovely @drcuytman.bsky.social

Look at Labour’s cruel attitude towards disability benefits, then tell me Keir Starmer cares about 'human dignity' | John Harris These proposed cuts will turn people’s lives into a nightmare. No wonder they are scared about where this all might lead, says Guardian columnist John Harris

If you want a powerful but factual summary of Labour’s upcoming benefit cuts, read this from @johnharris1969.bsky.social - with a bonus take down of Suzanne O’Sullivan’s repulsive “over-diagnosis” book. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Have been asked by a proof reader to spell out what JASP is an abbreviation for in a new manuscript. Discovered it stands for Jeffrey's Amazing Statistics Program", which is now in the paper.

This makes me happy.

This study is open to all parents/carers, regardless of whether you yourself, or your child is disabled. Please do complete and repost :-)

Yes -- let's have Learning Plans for students at risk of indirect disability discrimination as standard.

Sign the Petition Appoint a London Disability Equality Champion - commit to a more accessible London!

London has a Commissioner for Walking & Cycling, but NO dedicated champion for disability equality.

1.2 million disabled Londoners deserve better from City Hall. Time for the Mayor of London to act!

Sign & share the @inclusionlondon.bsky.social petition here: bit.ly/41iaC1Z

Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changes

Hello chaps. Today we've launched the #TakingthePIP campaign to push back against the government's proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment, a benefit for disabled people. Here's a great write up about the campaign.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

13: D/deaf Children In this episode, we will discuss play for D/deaf children. To explore this, our Learning & Development Officer, Jenny Lester, catches up with Faith Robyn fro

🎉 Happy Deaf Awareness Week! 🎉

Let’s celebrate inclusive play for D/deaf children. 🧸💙

🎧 Tune in to our podcast, where we explore the importance of play in supporting D/deaf children.

🔗 Listen here: spreaker.com/episode/13-d-deaf-children--51147988

#DeafAwarenessWeek #InclusivePlay #PlayForAll

Please fill this in or pass on to any disabled students you know - this data and getting our voices heads really, really matters 👇

New followers: Still looking for parental views on anti-ableism

Developing Global Citizenship through Play at Early Level Professional learning for educators from Scotland's Development Education Centres Monday 12 May 2025 5.30pm - 7pm on MS Teams Suitable for: Nursery practitioners and P1 teachers

Looking to explore what Global Citizenship looks like at an Early Years level?

Join us for this session where we provide strategies and resources to support your practice.

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/developing-global-citizenship-through-play-at-early-level-tickets-1292603725539

A meme showing the American public favoring Helen Keller over Laura Bridgman

And a final bonus meme: Laura Bridgman was the first person with no sight and hearing who learned how to communicate via finger spelling. She later taught Anne Sullivan who introduced Helen Keller to finger spelling. Yet, sadly, most are unaware of Laura Bridgman's pioneering role today.
5/5

That means a lot - thank you :-)

I'm rather pleased with this one.
I could have written a book: 2000 words was *hard*

So much more to say, but here's start. It's #openaccess

#Disabled joy is resistance’: Insights and recommendations from social psychology on reducing #ableism. BJSP 64 doi.org/10.1111/bjso...

Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life by Frances Ryan review – countering the stereotypes The journalist’s second book offers positivity in the face of the obstacles confronting disabled girls and women

“Readers will find here stories to inspire, enrage and encourage” alongside “Ryan’s robust analysis and wry humour.”

So touched by this wonderful review in The Observer that’s now available to read online. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2024 Headline statistics on teachers, pupils, attendance, and early learning and childcare provision in Scotland.

www.gov.scot/publications...

🙌🏾This will be a game changer for so many children.

✍🏽It was an honor to be the consultant on this show.

🤎Well done team Mixmups, Rebecca Atkinson, et al.

Read the full article, via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

One of the side effects of the infantilisation and exclusion of disabled people is that non-disabled people routinely represent us - to the extent that even projects about disability are often run by people who aren’t disabled. Who Wants Normal? is my small bid to help counter that. (2/3)

Navigating online spaces - Stride - online magazine for global citizenship in schools Jordan Daly, Co-Founder and Director of Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), outlines a new education initiative supporting teachers and learners to identify disinformation and counter online extremism...

Read more about our new project to counter the effects of online hate in schools.

“The pupils we worked with were worried about the "normalisation" and "minimisation" of online hate, where harmful content is reduced to jokes or trolling.”

💻 Teachers, access CPD at digitaldiscourse.scot

A blessed Eid to all who celebrate it.

It has been long argued that academic programmes represent a distorted, Euro-American-centric view of the world, commonly presented as objective. Leading academic institutions have started attempts to redress this. Decolonising education in practice; however, has been difficult to do; educators are unsure about how to actively facilitate this or are concerned about making mistakes. The present study uses the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of Glasgow as a case study. The School has been actively engaging with the decolonising curriculum process, using a variety of methods since 2021. However, the impact these efforts have had are unknown. The present qualitative study asked students from the global majority their views on their teaching content. Nine students were recruited in two focus groups to uncover how the psychology curriculum at UofG is experienced. Reflexive Thematic Analysis resulted in two core themes: students’ awareness of systemic issues that have historically prevented change and lowered expectations for meaningful change, and second, students’ acknowledgement of staff efforts (positive or otherwise) to decolonise. We discuss the results in the context of teaching and learning strategies in relation to psychology and wider teaching practice, with guidance for next steps.

New paper from Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed on student experiences of decolonised psychology curricula. They present data on how students view decolonisation efforts & present three key changes you can make to your teaching.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#AcademicSky

Looking fwd to getting my copy :-)

We can’t believe this needs saying out loud: It would be a good thing if the UK Government ensured that disability benefit reforms didn't inadvertently increase poverty rates among disabled people. Cutting essential support could have devastating effects on their quality of life.

Some of mine are here. Grrr

The Guardian view of Labour’s cruellest trick: selling welfare cuts as compassion | Editorial Editorial: By defining itself as the party of work, Labour casts those unable to be economically productive – through disability or ill health – as burdens, not individuals with rights

The Guardian view of Labour’s cruellest trick: selling welfare cuts as compassion | Editorial

This. So much this. Disabled is not a dirty word. 👇👇

Please share so people can get their tickets for this free learning event

how do I get involved in these things? Could you DM me?