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alisontarrant.bsky.social
Researching independent living, disability rights, social care, regulation and more. Lecturer in Law at Cardiff University.
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@journallawsociety.bsky.social Special Research Issue on "Relational rights and legal consciousness research" with lots of fab important contributions from outstanding scholars (no housing stuff). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14676478...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

This new special issue on relational rights and legal consciousness in @journallawsociety.bsky.social looks fantastic. Looking forward to taking a closer read in the new year. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14676478...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

Book your tickets everyone - this book is great!

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

BLWYDDYN NEWYDD, CYFLE NEWYDD? DEWCH I WEITHIO HEFO NI! NEW YEAR, NEW OPPORTUNITY? COME WORK WITH US!

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Currently looking for contributors for the following upcoming zines : Deaf History, Disability in Ancient Greece, Disabled Leaders, Disabiltiy and Horror movies, Disability and Star Trek part 2, Radical Disability Readers Digest, Sexism and Ableism Intersection. Usually only 120 words per entry!

submitted 57 days ago • 5 comments

Free support for Disabled people across the UK under threat as advice centres face surging demand and funding shortages, finds @adviceuk.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3ZIiSJ0 @disrightsuk.bsky.social #Disability 🧵 1/2

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

A huge shift from Guto in his overnight analysis of yesterday's Welsh draft budget 👏🧮📊

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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...

submitted 99 days ago • 32 comments

Dehumanising image ✔️ Describes social care as an industry/system ✔️ Mentions day-to-day tasks like washing & dressing ✔️ Refers to people as vulnerable & elderly adults, patients & the most vulnerable adults ✔️ Focuses on the cost of care ✔️ Social care needs a new story… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 106 days ago • 3 comments

A fascinating piece from @profdavidturner.bsky.social @historywo.bsky.social

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☺️The deadline for abstracts for the #SLSA2025 annual conference @liverpooluni.bsky.social is 18 December - don't miss out. Lots of lovely streams and current topics and people to discuss your socio-legal research with. Early bird registration, also open. See: www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-202...

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Welsh Labour’s run of electoral success is globally unparalleled. There are signs of shifting tectonic plates underpinning Welsh politics. Labour & Tories look like the losers. Neither Welsh nor UK Labour are seized of the scale of these challenges. Follow brilliant work by @jaclarner.bsky.social 👇

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Another one I can't wait to read - pity we have to wait until April! @francesryan.bsky.social

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

One week to go! Join BBC Wales's Vaughan Roderick and @richardwynjones.bsky.social to discuss the political evolution of @plaidcymru.bsky.social 👇

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Really looking forward to reading this from the excellent @nyedavies.bsky.social

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Pleased to use my first post here to say that we're running the Disability, Law and Social Justice stream again at the @slsauk.bsky.social 2025 conference. We'd love to hear about all your DLSJ-related research! Deadline for abstracts is 18 December www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-2025/ #slsa2025

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