RIGHTS TO …
Rights to… brought together parents, carers, educators, activists, and artists to ask how we can create a network of support and solidarity and resist disability discrimination in the education system.
You can watch the film of the event here.
HOW SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES ARE FINDING THEIR VOICE
You can read my article in The Yorkshire Post here.
You can read about my visit to Queensland University of Technology’s Inclusive Education Forum here and watch the keynote video
Runswick-Cole K. (2017) Do we need disabled children’s childhood studies? Children and Childhoods Conference, Keynote Speaker, The University of Suffolk, 18th-19thJuly, 2017.
Watch the video here
Runswick-Cole, K. (2017) Looking back, looking forward: re-thinking mothering through disability, Disability and the Disciplines, Keynote Speaker Liverpool Hope University 6thJuly, 2017.
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Runswick-Cole, K. and Wood, B. (2017) Bag of the Devil: the disablement of Rob Titchener, Academic Archers Conference, February, 2017
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Watch me talking about “Big Society? Disabled people with learning disabilities and civil society, ESRC funded project & #disability,#socialpolicy #impact to @ESRC here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZZPnUrrG8o …
Runswick-Cole, K. (2016) The dis/appearance of disability in The Archers … or why Bethany had to leave Ambridge, The Archers in Fact and FictionConference, The University of Liverpool, Finsbury Park Campus, London, 17th February, 2016 on BBC Radio 4’s PM programmehere
Slides available here: Archers slides
Do we need Disabled Children’s Childhood Studies? Education Research Seminar Series, The University of Lancaster, 3rd February, 2016. View here
The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/16/families-long-stay-units-learning-disabilities‘Families doubt plans to close long stay units’, 16th December, 2015.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2015) What does the comprehensive spending review mean for people with learning disabilities? Pure FM 107.8, 1st December, 2015
Runswick-Cole, K. (2014) Resilience, Today’s Schools, Melbourne Australia, July, 2014
Runswick-Cole, K. (2014) Approaching Disability, Today’s Schools, Melbourne, Australia, July, 2014.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2014) Disabled Children’s Childhood Studies, Today’s Schools, Melbourne, Australia, July, 2014.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2014) What great schools do, Today’s Schools, Melbourne, Australia, July, 2014.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2014) How can learning disability research make an impact? Manchester Partnership Steering Group, The University of Manchester, July, 2014
Big Society Research Partners (2014) Big Society? Disabled people with learning disabilities & civil society, April, 2014
Runswick-Cole, K. (2012) Inclusion: square pegs and round holes, Cheshire East Parent Carer Forum, 18th September, 2012 Online at:
Runswick-Cole, K. (2012) BBC Radio 4 The Today Programme interview with John Humphrys, 26th October, 2012.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2012) Radio 5 live Victoria Derbyshire with Chris Warburton, 26th October, 2012.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2012) BBC Radio Scotland Drivetime, 26th October, 2012.
Bennett, R. (2012) A solution to the adoption crisis? The Times newspaper (26th October, 2012).
Runswick-Cole, K. (January – December, 2013) monthly columnist on ‘inclusion’ for Nursery World Magazine.
NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Runswick-Cole, K. (2015) Self-advocacy. What does it mean for those involved? The Learning Disability Elf 30th October, 2015
Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2015) Why don’t we just end the abuse of people with learning disabilities, Big Issue North, Available online at:
Runswick-Cole, K. (2015) Is intensive interaction effective? The Learning Disability Elf, 15th May, 2015
Runswick-Cole, K. (2015) Advocacy support for parents with learning disabilities – is it cost effective?” The Learning Disabilities Elf, 20th February, 2015 Online at:
Hodge, N. and Runswick-Cole, K. (2015) Partnership is Key for ASN pupils, The Times Educational Supplement, 9th January, 2015.
Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2014) Big Society? Disabled People with learning disabilities and civil society? Impact Summary Cards 1-18 On-line at :https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/impact-summary-cards/
Runswick-Cole, K. (2014) Getting to know you, Nursery World Magazine, 23rd February, 2014.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all…. Bake Off! Nursery World Magazine, September, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … Internet Trolling, Nursery World Magazine, August, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … the pupil premium, Nursery World Magazine, 28th July, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all… The death of drummer Lee Rigby, Nursery World Magazine, 16th June, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … the The Benefits Cap, Nursery World Magazine, 22nd May, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … the ‘Bedroom Tax’, Nursery World Magazine, 22nd April, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … Adoption, Nursery World Magazine, 25th March, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … The Children and Families Bill, Nursery World Magazine, 25th February, 2013.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2013) All in all … Gay marriage proposals, Nursery World Magazine, 22nd January, 2013.
Clark, R. and Runswick-Cole, K. (2011) Doing Christmas differently, Nursery World, 25 November 2011.
Derbyshire, H., Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2011) Does Every Child Matter? Hannah’s Story, Learning Disability Today, 17th June, 2011.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2010) Does Every Child Matter? SEN magazine, August, 2010.
Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2010) Getting the most out of short breaks for disabled children Community Care Magazine, April, 2010.
Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2009) ‘Good places to go? Disabled children and their families talk about leisure’ in Cerebra Summer Bulletin, 2009.
Runswick-Cole, K. (2009) ‘Re-thinking play for disabled children in the early years’ in Nursery World, 12th February, 2009.
Hodge, N. & Runswick-Cole, K. (2009) ‘Parent-Professional Partnership: what’s the problem?’ in Cerebra Bulletin, Spring, 2009.
Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2009) ‘Becoming disabled children: mothers talking disability’, Nursery World Magazine, November, 2009.