Tom Shakespeare

Profile: Full name: Sir Thomas William Shakespeare, 3rd Baronet Area of interest: Genetics, Sociology: esp. disability issues, bioethics and the Arts Journals/Organisation: The Guardian Email: t.w.shakespeare@ncl.ac.uk Personal website: Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/tomshakespeare Blog: Representation: Networks: https://twitter.com/#!/tommyshakes

Biography: About: WHO profile Education: Pembroke College, Cambridge; King's College, Cambridge: Master of Philosophy Career: Co-founded Disability Action North East and the Northern Disability Arts Forum, 1986; Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Institute: ‘Director of outreach’ (project exploring bioethics and science engagement), 1999/ 2005; Instrumental in the development of the Café Scientifique network both in the UK and internationally; Chair of Arts Council England, North East and National Council Member, 2004/2008; in March 2008 joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Team (DAR) in the Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability Current position/role: occasional comment writer also writes/written for: monthly columnist for BBC's Ouch! it's a disability thing (column archive) Other roles/Main role: currently works for the World Health Organization, in Geneva Other activities: In the Arts, a writer, performer and documentary filmmaker Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Livability.org: The profile of Tom Shakespeare Tom's research Is discussion on disability out of date? Unfair representation NewScientistVideo: Bioethicist Tom Shakespeare talks about why reason doesn't tell a good story (YouTube) Broadcast media: Video: IMDb Controversy/Criticism: Awards/Honours: RADAR UK People of the Year award for furtherance of the human rights of disabled people, 2003; National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) development Fellowship Scoops: Other:

Books & Debate: The sexual politics of disability: untold desires OCLC 36584681 , 1996 (with Kath Gillespie-Sells, Dominic Davies) Exploring disability: a sociological introduction OCLC 40744417 , 1999 (with Colin Barnes, Geof Mercer) Disability/postmodernity: embodying disability theory OCLC 47237980 , 2002 (with Mairian Corker) Genetic politics: from eugenics to genome OCLC 52144582 , 2002 (with Anne Kerr) Latest work: Disability rights and wrongs OCLC 64098553 , 2006 Speaking/Appearances: Regularly deployed by the British Council as a visiting speaker in different countries Debate:

The Guardian: Column name: Remit/Info: Genetics, Sociology: esp. disability issues, bioethics and the Arts Section: no regular column, Guardian.co / comment is free contributions Role: Commentator Pen-name: Email: t.w.shakespeare@ncl.ac.uk Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/tomshakespeare Commissioning editor: Day published: varies Regularity: infrequent Column format: Average length:

Articles: The cruel toll of disability hate crime - The death of David Askew is a harsh reminder that the most vulnerable in our society face daily abuse and humiliation - 12th March 2010 The stuff of life - The artificial creation of, frankly, a rather dull chromosome, will not solve climate change or spark bioterrorism. Don't get so excited - Saturday, 26th January 2008 The virtues of doubt - It is discouraging, even alarming, to find people as confident in their own correctness as our modern secularists and humanists - Friday, 5th October 2007 Parliamentary wisdom - This week's report on the draft human embryos and tissues bill was so sensible I no longer believe we need a national bioethics committee - Saturday, 4th August 2007 On fertile ground - Embryo research is a contentious issue, but the HFEA has generally steered the right course between permissiveness and control - Friday, 6th July 2007 Selective criticism - It's a proposal that will no doubt provoke outrage, but using embryo selection to reduce the impact of cancer seems sensible to me - Thursday, 26th April 2007 Still seeking the elixir of life? Just don't expect it at the doctor's - Vitamin D for cancer, green tea for leaukaemia. Sadly there are no quick fixes for our health - The Independent on Sunday, 1st January 2006 Genetics and the disabled - From a speech given by the Director of Outreach at Newcastle University to the BA Festival of Science - The Independent, Friday, 12th September 2003

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