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I Didn't Know: The Dangerous Comfort of Ignorance
I hadn’t planned to write anything for Deaf Awareness Week. But a recent conversation shifted something in me. Something that needed to be said.
“No One Is Truly Disadvantaged” That was the claim. The argument? If we just treat everyone as indiv...
Post · May 25, 2025
Active Omission in Child Exploitation: The Dangerous Game Local Authorities Play
Another day bleeds into night for the parent haunted by their child's vulnerability. Their child lives in Local Authority A, while this parent resides in Local Authority B, the child traversing the blurred lines between. The very individuals their...
Post · May 25, 2025
The Scrunched-Up Truth: When A 75-Year Policy Feels Like Punishment for Being Care-Experienced
By Verity Green
I've recently started contributing to discussions around ‘Stress, Trauma and Contextual Safeguarding,’ and a powerful truth keeps surfacing: we need to fundamentally rethink how we listen to and understand the experiences of tho...
Post · May 25, 2025
Bias by Omission: The Human Responsibility to Ensure Inclusivity in Co-Production
By Verity Green
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has permeated our discussions across academia, research, co-production, and engagement. The resounding consensus? It's not going anywhere. This powerful technology holds immense potential, but as we ...
Post · May 25, 2025
The Co-Production Journey: Reflections from Research, Practice, and Lived Experience
By Verity Green
Starting the Conversation: Why Co-Production Needs a Closer Look
As I begin writing more about co-production, I have realised that while I often dive into passionate reflections, some readers may not be familiar with the basic...
Post · May 25, 2025
Who Are We Still Missing in Co-Production?
By Verity Green
Since I wrote my last post on who gets heard in co-production?, I’ve found myself continuing to reflect on what I wrote. The act of writing stirred something, it got the creative juices flowing and helped me realise what I had ...
Post · May 25, 2025
From Silence to Dialogue: My Journey into Co-Production in Research
By Verity Green
🌱 Why This Blog – And Why Now?
For most of my PhD, I debated writing a blog. I’d draft one, then delete it. Nothing quite captured what I wanted to say, until I reached the final stages of analysis and writing.
One the...
Post · May 25, 2025
Robin presents his work at the ISM Colloqium.
TLC lab member Robin Sharma presented his work on the design and development of a digital game to build mathematical understanding of middle school children at the XXVIIth ISM Graduate Student Colloquium. Organized by the Institut des Sciences Mat...
Post · May 24, 2025