FULL EPISODE: Prison Education; Neurodiverse Book Characters; and Hope & Courage Collective
YounifiedShow Notes
In this episode we discuss: how learning alongside university students is breaking down barriers, with Dr Katharina Swirak, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at UCC, and Damien Quinn, founder of Spéire Nua; What’s Your Story – author Emma Shevah on the importance of neurodiverse characters in books; and The Social Scene – Hope & Courage Collective, with Edel McGinley, executive director of the Hope & Courage Collective.
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