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Dear all, I would like to let you know about a free event on ableism in academia, on 23rd March 2018. The event is open to all in academia who are affected by disability, neurodiversity or chronic illness. Please, find here the link to the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ableism-in-academia-tickets-38939160076?aff=es2 There will be a call for short talks soon, with an aim of producing a special issue after the event. Academia prides itself on productivity, innovation and rigour. It also purports to promote inclusivity and diversity. However, as disabled and chronically ill academics know, ableism is endemic in academia. Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to normalise and homogenise ways of working and of being a scholar. Against this background, this interactive symposium provides a forum to discuss the pressures and challenges faced by disabled, chronically ill, and neurodiverse academics. By engaging in debate around academic ableism, including how it intersects with gender, race, class, and sexuality, we aim to create a manifesto that will challenge academia’s existing notions of able-bodied perfection and provide impetus for change. Confirmed keynote speaker: Fiona Kumari Campbell (University of Dundee), author of Contours of Ableism. Dr Jennifer Leigh MA, BSc (Hons), PGCHE, PGCE, FHEA Lecturer in Higher Education and Academic Practice, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, UELT, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NQ [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>|+ 44(0)1227 816279<tel:+%20441227%20816279> Recent articles: Experiencing emotion: children’s perceptions, reflections and self-regulation Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy DOI: 10.1080/17432979.2017.1303544 http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GhakpGBcE4anSGtC3Dan/full An embodied perspective on judgements of written reflective practice for professional development in HE Reflective Practice Volume 17, Issue 1 pp. 72-85 | DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2015.1123688 http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/kbR7vff6eAMws6US3GsU/full