Webinar: Successfully Confronting and Coping with Ableism

Lucy_Scope

In partnership with My CP Guide, CPSN hosted a webinar exploring ableism through both research and lived experience. The session shared findings from a research project conducted by Deakin University and CPSN, led by Cadeyrn Gaskin (social scientist and research lead) and a research team, made up of people with cerebral palsy and able-bodied allies. They came together to explore an issue central to the lives of adults with CP: ableism, particularly as it shows up in everyday interactions.

As Cadeyrn explained, the goal was to centre lived experience and define success on participants’ own terms:

“We wanted to know how adults with cerebral palsy had successfully confronted ableism…and how they successfully coped with ableism in general.”
The session was presented by members of the research team, including Cadeyrn (social scientist and research lead), Adam Goodridge (software engineer), Finn O’Keefe (community worker and advocate), and Alex Birnie (student and community leader).

Watch the webinar