Our brilliant Research Associate Julie Ellis is presenting our work at the SCYPHeR Grand Round on 4th March. This session will be centred around co-production and children's Voices. Learn more here sheffield.ac.uk/scypher/co-pro… Education@Sheffield Dr. Kirsty Liddiard DisabilityMatters

Excited to share our Research Associate Grace Joseph's work on the journal, Platform: Journal of Theatre and Performing Arts. This issue can be (open) accessed online here 🙌🏽 platform-gatherings.com thearthouseuk CRIPtic Arts Dr Louise Atkinson Education@Sheffield DisabilityMatters

We have reflected on the #COVID-19 Day of Reflection 2025 & want to the highlight hidden, intimate stories of shielding & #disability. Read our new blog post here sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat… #CovidDayOfReflection #DisabilityJustice

Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ Dr Suzanne Glover Julie Ellis Grace Joseph Dr Louise Atkinson Jamie Hale CRIPtic Arts Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance thearthouseuk Dr. Kirsty Liddiard

Our brilliant Artist-in-Residence Dr Louise Atkinson is talking about our project @CrippingBreath on Hungarian radio 🙌 tilos.hu/show/special-d… DisabilityMatters Education@Sheffield Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield CRIPtic Arts Grace Joseph Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ Julie Ellis

I know news coverage of benefit cuts can be distressing. So, I wanted to do something for readers. If you click on a Guardian news story, you’ll see a “drop box” of signposted mental health support as well as benefits advice. Please do share. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Next week, our Artist-in-Residence Dr Louise Atkinson & our Research Associate Grace Joseph are attending the Blindness and Expanded Sculpture Conference at Leeds Art Gallery 🙌🏽 henry-moore.org/whats-on/blind… Education@Sheffield DisabilityMatters Dr. Kirsty Liddiard

*New blog post* by team member Dr Louise Atkinson Nerys Johnson: Disability and Practice sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat… Dr. Kirsty Liddiard DisabilityMatters Education@Sheffield Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield CRIPtic Arts thearthouseuk Grace Joseph Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ Julie Ellis Dr Suzanne Glover Jamie Hale

We have 2 chapters coming out in the Handbook of Critical Respiratory Studies: Breath & Air in Humanities & Social Sciences (Springer 2025) 🤩 Grace Joseph Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ Dr Suzanne Glover Dr Louise Atkinson Jamie Hale Julie Ellis DisabilityMatters Education@Sheffield Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield

New blog post by our fantastic community researchers! Blog post #7 Experts by experience: Our Community Researcher Cooperative sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat… Dr. Kirsty Liddiard Dr Louise Atkinson Jamie Hale CRIPtic Arts Grace Joseph Julie Ellis Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ Dr Suzanne Glover

'For people who live with ventilation, breathing is not something that comes naturally and not something that comes for free.' sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat… #WorldHMVDay #CareIsKey @hmvip Muscular Dystrophy UK Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance Education@Sheffield DisabilityMatters

We are launching our Artist Collaborator Recruitment today! 🙌 Please take a look at the link and share widely! Home Mechanical Ventilation in Partnership Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK Grace Joseph Dr Louise Atkinson thearthouseuk DisabilityMatters Muscular Dystrophy UK Anti-Ableist Research Cultures Dr. Kirsty Liddiard sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat…

We launched our Artist Collaborator search last week! Take a look here to learn more if you are an artist who lives on or with ventilation & would like to participate in a paid residency 🙌🏽 sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat… DisabilityMatters Grace Joseph Dr Louise Atkinson Dr. Kirsty Liddiard

Our fantastic Research Associate & Lead Community Researcher Dr Suzanne Glover was at the Muscular Dystrophy UK conference yesterday 🙌 Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance Dr. Kirsty Liddiard DisabilityMatters Education@Sheffield Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield Grace Joseph Julie Ellis Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ CRIPtic Arts

Our research associate Grace Joseph (Grace Joseph) was in Germany last week at the International Federation for Theatre Research annual conference talking about Cripping Breath 🥳 Blog post coming soon! iftr.org

Don't forget - we are recruiting Artist Collaborators! Learn more about this fabulous opportunity here! These artists will participate in a collaborative residency alongside Artist-in-Residence Dr Louise Atkinson Dr Louise Atkinson Grace Joseph sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat…

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 is going to be huge...We're working in partnership with ZOO to make ZOO the first fully accessible venue for visually impaired audiences at the 2025 festival 🎭 Stay up to date with Extant events/partnerships here: extant.org.uk/project/edinbu…

** New project reading group! ** Our Community Researchers, Artists-in-Residence, academic researchers and clinicians coming together to explore breathing in texts 🙌🏽 sheffield.ac.uk/cripping-breat… Julie Ellis Grace Joseph Jennifer Kettle 🕷️ Dr Louise Atkinson Dr Suzanne Glover

I wrote a blog about attending IFTR in Cologne, presenting on Cripping Breath, and also about knowledge and access

Do you use #ventilation (bipap/trach/NIV)? Are you interested in theatre? Are you within reach of London? Would you like to work on, or star in, a new adaption of Romeo & Juliet while adding to research on what it means to be ventilated? Find out more at cripticarts.org/R&J