Anti-Racism Resources
It is not enough to not be racist, you must be actively anti racist. Angela davis Please find…
by Emily Simmons 31/05/2020
It is not enough to not be racist, you must be actively anti racist. Angela davis Please find…
by Emily Simmons 31/05/2020
It’s mental health awareness week and so I thought it was only right to share some of my…
by Emily Simmons 22/05/2020
At the end of last year, I lost my job for not making a big enough ‘impression.’ An…
by Emily Simmons 19/05/2020
Hello! So, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, the UK has been in some form of…
by Emily Simmons 19/05/2020![Disabled is not a bad word.
For many of us, person-first language or euphemisms like 'differently-abled' feel like an attempt to separate us from our disabilities and reinforce the stigma that disability is something to be ashamed of.
Many disabled people do not see their disabilities as 'bad' at all, and it's important to question why so much of society seems to think otherwise!
Saying that, it's also important to remember that everyone has the right to identify using whatever words they choose, so it's good to still ask people what they prefer ☺️
Illustration by @emilysmmns 💜
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