Meet the professional challengers
When Harriet Cannon joined Disability Services in 2007, disability support in higher education looked very different from today. With little awareness of autism within higher education settings, it was unusual for any specialist support to be provided. So when the University created a role working directly with autistic students, her interest was piqued.
This was one of the first roles of its kind
—Harriet Cannon
Read the full research storyImpact
- Community collaboration: founded the Association of Autism Practitioners in Higher Education
- Reducing inequalities: Received the National Association of Disability Practitioners’ Award for Individual Disability Practitioner
Key information
- Disciplines: education, access and inclusion
- Investigators: Harriet Cannon
Keywords: equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), research culture, education, pedagogy, accessibility, ability, ableism