his research develops a classification system for wheelchair navigation based on surface difficulty, inspired by ski trail ratings. By measuring vibration and effort across urban environments, it aims to provide users with actionable information to support safer route choices, reduce injury risk, and improve independence and accessibility in everyday mobility.

This talk critiques Western lifelong learning policies through a disability justice lens, arguing that education has been shaped by individualism and market value rather than collective care and inclusion. Drawing on personal experience with hypermobility, it reframes disability as a source of interdependence, imagination, and new educational possibilities.

This research centers the voices of learning-disabled young people during the transition from school to adulthood. Using inclusive communication tools, it shows that when young people are directly asked about their goals, meaningful pathways emerge—challenging assumptions, reducing exclusion, and ensuring every future begins with choice.

This research explores masking, unmasking, and disclosure among autistic individuals. Through interviews and surveys, the study shows masking is exhausting and harmful, while unmasking and disclosure can reduce stress and foster authenticity—but only in supportive environments. Findings highlight the need for societal change to genuinely accept autistic people and their differences.

This research supports disabled authors writing children’s fiction by examining how to balance authenticity, responsibility, and wellbeing. Through writing a novel with disabled protagonists and interviewing other writers, the project develops techniques to help disabled authors navigate representation, protect their privacy, and promote accurate, empowering portrayals of disability.