Strands of Genius: Improving Diversity And Inclusion For People With Disabilities, Disability In The Workplace, Deaf Identity In A Primarily Non-Disabled World

Guest curated by Lynn Murphy

May 19, 2022

:: A BIT MORE ABOUT GUEST CURATOR, LYNN MURPHY ::

LOCATION: London, UK

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: adam&eveDDB

Hi! I'm Lynn & I'm an Assistant Integrated Producer at adam&eveDDB. I'm also a recent MA Advertising graduate of the University of the Arts London which is how I know Rosie, Faris, & Ashley!

Editor’s Note (Team Genius Steals): Over the years, we've worked with Paul Caplan who is a Course Leader MA Advertising at London College of Communication. This year we're so excited to be introducing you to some of the students who've recently participated in his program. Their dissertations were thought provoking and have us excited about the future minds of our industry. Thanks for curating some great links, Lynn!

:: THE LINKS ::

IMPROVING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

This is my dissertation: 'How Can the Advertising Industry Improve Its Diversity and Inclusion Efforts for People with Disabilities?' It's about a thirty-minute read but it'll be worth it. I promise you'll learn something new & please let me know what you think - I can't unlearn everything that I now know from writing this & am dedicated to continue doing what I can to make this industry as accessible & inclusive as it should be but I need as much help as I can get! (Lynn Murphy)

DISABILITY IN THE WORKPLACE

This is Lesa Bradshaw's eye-opening TEDx Talk about disability in the workplace which had me applauding in the silent study area of UAL's library last summer. I practically transcribed the entire thing whilst taking notes but my favourite quote has to be "you don't actually have the disability until you're placed in a context that disables you" - this totally transformed my frame of thinking & the way I approached the rest of my research (& life). (TEDx Talks)

DEAF IDENTITY IN A PRIMARILY NON-DISABLED WORLD

This is a project titled 'Big Deaf' by Chella Man, a Deaf artist, director, & author who I have been following for a few years now. I love this project & how he explores his Deaf identity in relation to its existence in a primarily non-disabled world - it is a very intimate & un-edited insight into his life which I find very inspiring. (Big Deaf)

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:: AND NOW… SOME FAST FAVORITES ::

:: Game :: Irish Snap (guaranteed laughs)

:: City :: Singapore (home)

:: Album :: James Blake's 'Assume Form' (work of art)

:: STAYING CREATIVE AND GENERATING IDEAS ::

This is another TED Talk! This is by sound artist Christine Sun Kim who uses her experience of deafness to explore the role of sound (& silence!) in society. It's beautiful.

I hope you liked my links & that you've learnt something new! I can be reached at lynnmurphy@mac.com if you'd like to have a chat about any of them.

Lynn Murphy

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