The title of this blog is intentional and aims to be provocative. I have borrowed the title from William Easterly’s book, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. This is very true of the Gl ...
Podcast on what’s it like to be a Disabled Person in Britain today?
I was invited as a guest to join Kicking the Kyriarchy podcast with Frances Ryan, Cazon on 'what's it like to be disabled person in Britian today?' In the podcast I talk about tokenism in organisations, difference between inclusion and integration ...
“You will walk again – God Bless you.”
You might be asking if I have published this title as a joke or as a way for me to generate interest and increase my online popularity… Seriously though, this is no joke! This was something I heard while I was being accompanied by my personal assis ...
Podcast on Independence and interdependence: an interview with Michelle Daley
Podcast interview hosted by Lani Parker from Sideways Times on 08 June 2017. The interview is provided as a podcast with a transcript. In this interview I talk about black disabled people’s experiences in Britain, intersectionalities with the disabled ...
Disability as Anti-Systemic Superpowers which will consider different ways that a future without the oppression and disavowed of non-able-bodied people could be radically empowering
Presented at the Images of Tommorrow conference Held at Goldsmith University, London Date: Sunday, 2 June 2017 By Michelle Daley I first want to thank you for inviting me to speak at your conference. I have been asked to discuss &l ...
Thank you letter to British Black Disabled Women activist and campaigners
Dear Sisters, I would like to assign this letter as an appreciation to our British Black Disabled Women and British Disabled Women of Colour activist and campaigners because I don’t think you get thanked enough. British Black Disabled ...
Rise Up Against The Harm And Killing Of Disabled Women Through Myths
The post was orginally written for the Huffington Post (10 March 2017) as part of the Women of the World event 2017 #WOWLON #WOW2017 HuffPost UK is running a month-long project in March called All Women Everywhere, providing a platform to reflect the d ...
Do you attract unwanted attention or are you a catchy date?
The Attraction Have you ever had a situation when doing your grocery shopping and you're approached by an attractive person? No, I haven't but there’s always a first time. So, here’s the moment… Shopping There I was strolling through a shopping a ...
Podcast on what’s it like to be a Disabled Person in Britain today?
Podcast on Independence and interdependence: an interview with Michelle Daley
Podcast on what’s it like to be a Disabled Person in Britain today?