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The Short Course Platform project team were nominated for 2 awards at the 2026 IS Staff Recognition Awards. The team of the year award and contribution to the community award and unfortunately we didn’t win! Firstly, congratulations to all the winners. It’s nice to see teams and individuals get recognition for the work they do […]
I have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit. All I can do is keep those few reasons nicely polished. (Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running) My good friend Gary is visiting today and we plan to go for a run, followed […]
[crossposted from my project: https://whocares.ed.ac.uk/blog/2026/i-can-not-do-thing] I Can (Not) Do That Things I wish people understood about disability When you ask a disabled person to “just do the thing,” there are usually four possible answers. A — I can do the thing Safely. Independently. Predictably. No adjustments needed. Example: “Yes, I can carry the box. You […]
[crossposted from my project at: https://whocares.ed.ac.uk/blog/2026/i-can-not-do-thing] I Can (Not) Do That Things I wish people understood about disability When you ask a disabled person to “just do the thing,” there are usually four possible answers. A — I can do the thing Safely. Independently. Predictably. No adjustments needed. Example: “Yes, I can carry the box. […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about thinking lately, which is not something I ever thought I’d write. Not in a formal way. More in a quiet, slightly uneasy way that shows up when I’m halfway through a task and realise I’ve reached for ELM almost automatically. Sometimes that feels helpful. Sometimes it makes me pause […]
Oct 6, 2021
