Tom Shakespeare

I am Professor of Disability Research at the University of East Anglia, with 30 years experience of researching with disabled people. I currently teach sociology to medical students.

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Global Disability: Research and Evidence (FutureLearn)

Explore how to conduct and interpret findings from global disability research. Understand why and how to do research in the field of global disability. In this course you will learn from researchers, persons with disabilities and policy makers as we look to enhance our understanding of the importance of [...]

The Role of Personal Assistants in Disability Support (FutureLearn)

Sep 14th 2020
The Role of Personal Assistants in Disability Support (FutureLearn)
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Find out about the new role of personal assistants in disability support, and how to improve working relationships in the area. Improve working relationships between disabled people and personal assistants. Disabled people can now receive funding from their local authority to employ a personal assistant. While this gives them [...]