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We are excited to share this interview with Tom Shakespeare who is Professor of Disability Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has 30 years of experience, researching with disabled people. Tom also writes and presents extensively about issues facing people with disabilities.  His specialties and interests include dementia rights, social model of disability, relationships and disability and bioethics. 

For more information on Professor Tom Shakespeare: @tommyshakes (Twitter) https://farmerofthoughts.co.uk/biogra... (his web-page and blog) 

Tom works at: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM): https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/

International Centre for Evidence In Disabled People (ICED):  https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cent...  

A list of research and reports from ICED: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cent...  

Publications by Tom Shakespeare - https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/peopl...  

New on work with disabled people in low and middle-income countries: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/ne...  

Information on UPIAS: https://the-ndaca.org/resources/audio...  

Wendy Mitchell - https://www.theguardian.com/books/201...

Health and Social Care Committee: https://www.parliament.uk/business/co...