Leo Capella

By day Leo is (somehow) an autistic job coach for a national Autism charity in the UK. By night (or on his day off) he’s a member of the European Movement in the UK, who when he’s not zombified, does the odd bit of poetry, beta reviewing and hopefully some serious finished writing/volunteering around autism, disability and getting Britain back into the European Union please !

Articles de cet auteur (4)

Un volcán humeante : la lucha contra el capacitismo y las fuerzas que lo alimentan en la Unión Europea

El capacitismo es una de las últimas fronteras en la lucha por la inclusión, la igualdad y la diversidad. Sin embargo, también es una palabra que algunas personas discapacitadas y muchas otras que no lo son no reconocerían si fueran acusadas o confrontadas con ella. Por ello, la Unión Europea, y (…)

lundi 27 décembre 2021

Nuova traduzione : Is the new European Strategy for Disabled People going to help Disabled Europeans ?

As a disabled (autistic) professional and federalist in the UK, it always pays to check what your European counterparts are doing or could be affected by, even if you’re outside of the European Union and single market rules (unless you’re in the steaming kettle of fish that’s Northern Ireland). (…)

samedi 28 août 2021

A smoking volcano : tackling ableism and the forces fuelling it within the European Union.

Ableism is one of the final frontiers in the fight for inclusion, equality, and diversity. However, it is also a word that some disabled people and many non-disabled people would not recognise if they were accused of or confronted with it. This is why the European Union, and all of us, need to (…)

jeudi 19 août 2021

Is the new European Strategy for Disabled People going to help Disabled Europeans ?

As a disabled (autistic) professional and federalist in the UK, it always pays to check what your European counterparts are doing or could be affected by, even if you’re outside of the European Union and single market rules (unless you’re in the steaming kettle of fish that’s Northern Ireland). (…)

jeudi 15 juillet 2021