Cripping Knowledge: A Conversation With Dr. Emma Richardson

In this episode of What's New in Adapt PE, we are joined by Emma Richardson a senior research fellow from the University of Worcester. Emma’s research is grounded in a simple but powerful idea: everyone should have the opportunity to participate in physical activities they enjoy. Emma’s leads the conversation by talking about crip epistemology or “cripping knowledge”. She explains how research has been shaped by non-disabled researchers deciding which questions are important and whose knowledge counts. Cripping knowledge challenges that approach by asking whose questions matter? Whose knowledge is values? and how disabled people can lead knowledge creation. Another topic discussed is crip time, where Emma challenges the assumption that everyone should operate according to the same schedule and expectations. Emma argues we should design systems that accommodate different way of experiencing and using time. Lastly, Emma talks about what educators and coaches could learn by finding out what disabled students want to do, what do they enjoy, what supports do they need.