Disability Archives - The Oxford Blue

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Syntax, Lexis and Textual Atypicality: A Neurodivergent Lens on Classical Authors

by Gabi Nidecka May 25, 2026May 25, 2026

Infant sits on a slide, looking off to the side.

Peter Pan Prison: The Infantilisation of Autistic Adults

by Isobel Gurnett February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

Purple embroidered brain. Purple represents the colour of epilepsy.

Living with Epilepsy – Part 1

by Flora Prideaux June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

(Dis)abled

by Ruby Bailey-Proe November 13, 2024November 25, 2024

Image shows author walking through greenery.

(Dis)abled: The Holidays

by Ruby Bailey-Proe November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

(Dis)abled

by Ruby Bailey-Proe January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Dis(abled)?

by Ruby Bailey-Proe November 17, 2023November 1, 2024

Britain’s prophet steps forward

Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani Jun 15, 2026 8 min read

Tony Blair, 9 July 2010. Photo published by the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo.

“Oh, oh! Agony, agony! Again the awful pains of prophecy are on me, maddening as they fall… What if no man believe me?” Thus cries…

Walking in silence: a lost art?

Jessica Gregory Jun 15, 2026 6 min read

An elegant, old-fashioned lady walking her dogs along a beach

On brighter days, I’ll venture to the Bodleian with Bad Bunny, or Stevie Wonder blasting through my ears. Come rain or shine, the music seems…

On Some Far Shore at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Janik Peeters Jun 12, 2026 6 min read

Four actors gesticulate to each other in front of a large white sheet. The photo is taken at a side angle.

“How can you possibly even start a eulogy for a loved one – a parent you have relied on and looked up to your whole…

Call the violence in Belfast out for what it is: Pogroms

Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani Jun 12, 2026 6 min read

Van on fire during the 2024 Southport Riots

I refuse to use the phrases “anti-immigration riots”, “violent disorder”, “disruptions” or “unrest” to describe what ethnic minorities and those who present as visibly Muslim,…