Author: Penny Pepper

Penny Pepper writes a monthly column, ‘Who Are the Disabled?’, for Byline Times

6 July 2021

Liberty, Equality, Infirmity?

As members of the House of Lords discuss lifting pandemic measures put in place to enable disabled peers to discharge their duties from home, Penny Pepper explains how archaic attitudes are still plain to see in society

Penny Pepper

Disability, Employment, Inequality, Racism and Structural Inequality, Rights, Society, UK Politics
26 February 2021

Who the Hell are the Disabled?

The impact of COVID-19 has made it starkly clear to those who live disability that it’s the imposed barriers of social organisation that makes them disabled, explains Penny Pepper

Penny Pepper

Coronavirus, Disability, Health, Inequality, Racism and Structural Inequality, Reflection and Memory, Rights, Society, Sociology, UK Politics