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Manchester Metropolitan University Disability Reading Group – Meeting 1: 15 Sept 2025

Advertising the regular meetings of the Disability Reading Group, established by Arlene Jackson – a PhD student with the Department of History, Politics and Philosophy

Cover image of Brown & Leigh (2020), Ableism in Academia. (Source: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/ableism-in-academia/)

The Disability Reading Group is a collaborative, inclusive group that meets monthly to discuss texts considering disability. Everyone welcome.

Meeting 1: Monday the 15^th of September from 1:30pm via Teams.

Brown, N., & Leigh, J. (Eds.). (2020). Ableism in Academia: Theorising experiences of disabilities and chronic illnesses in higher education. UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv13xprjr

The selected text is Ableism in Academia edited by Nicole Brown and Jennifer Leigh. It is available at MMU library in both print and e-book format and the e-book can be employed for text to speech/the library will provide an alternative format on request. For anyone outside of MMU, the book is currently available on Kindle for 99p.

Please register by contacting Arlene or leaving a comment below, and we will send through a Teams link in advance of the meeting.

Manchester Metropolitan University Disability Reading Group – Meeting 1: 15 Sept 2025

Advertising the regular meetings of the Disability Reading Group, established by Arlene Jackson – a PhD student with the Department of History, Politics and Philosophy

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