From Newton to Hawking and beyond: Why disability equality is relevant to the world of particle physics - by Dr T. Shakespeare

<!--HTML--><div style="text-align: justify;"> According to the recent World report on disability, 15% of the world&rsquo;s population is disabled. Among that group could be numbered famous physicists such as Isaac Newton, Paul Dirac &amp; Stephen Hawking. This presentation will provide some basic data about global disability, and the socially-imposed barriers which disabled people face.&nbsp;It will also offer some practical suggestions on how to respect and include people with disabilities in the workplace.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <em>Tom Shakespeare is a social scientist and ethicist with 25 years&rsquo; experience with the disability movement.&nbsp; Between 2008-2013, Tom worked in the Disability and Rehabilitation team at the World Health Organization, Geneva.&nbsp; He currently teaches medical sociology at the University of East Anglia Medical School, in Norwich, UK.</em></div> &nbsp;<br />