Opinion

Disabled women see #MeToo and think: what about us?

EDITOR’S NOTE: March 8 is International Women’s Day which acknowledges the achievements of women throughout history in countries world wide. by ANNE WAFULA STRIKE, THE GUARDIAN When people talk about ‘inclusion’ and ‘diversity’, disability is usually left out. The women’s movement should be the place to change that Disabled women are still struggling to find […]

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UK Oscar winner’s sign-language speech raises profile of ‘silent disability’

 By KEVIN RAWLINSON, THE GUARDIAN Rachel Shenton, who wrote and starred in short film The Silent Child, used speech to highlight often overlooked area of diversity Much of the talk before Sunday’s Oscars ceremony was about Hollywood’s moral compass. After 2016’s Oscars So White debacle and the Time’s Up movement, attention was particularly drawn towards […]