Update: The thesis received a Flinders University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Lived experiences of people with complex communication needs: Romantic and sexual relationships by Darryl James Sellwood Thesis Submitted to Flinders University for the degree of Doctor of … Continue reading →
I am pretty slack with writing blog posts. My last post was at the beginning of the year and now it’s April! The past week I was thinking I should to start writing short blog entries, yet having to worry … Continue reading →
A New Year.! Yet a very clear goal! A look back over some of my blog entries I noticed I started my PhD journey by writing that I would write about it on the way through. Well, I probably have … Continue reading →
Friday, I went to the Disability Pride March in Adelaide and on reflecting on it, there is so much to unpack. I won’t unpack it all here now. Yes, weather was quite hot, held on a weekday mid-day and there … Continue reading →
First day back from four weeks leave and beautiful weather at least. I just want bath in the sun rather than sitting inside editing a systematic review. Progress can be slow yet rewarding too. It will be good to finally … Continue reading →
At the time of the year when I usually, like many, try to wind down coming into Christmas, I find myself having to get motivated to get back into work again. It has been an extremely busy and full-on quarter … Continue reading →
Sometimes life can take pretty sharp twists and turns. My life was going ok, I was busy working on my PhD studies, preparing to go to the AGOSCI Conference and was working on a paper with a colleague that we … Continue reading →
Yesterday was an interesting day indeed. The morning was pretty cruisy. I knew that I had a meeting in town in the afternoon which I was planning to catch a bus to, so I spent most of the day playing … Continue reading →
Saturday, I went in the Adelaide Gay Pride March. Some might be surprised by this. I marched in my purple tights, black rara skirt, bright pink “I’m too sexy for my wheelchair” t-shirt and a yellow sequined balaclava. The reading … Continue reading →
The Sessions (2012) is definitely a movie I want to see. I think it will be a movie that will be useful in my PhD as it seems to touch on three main topics, which might be taboo to some … Continue reading →