Research engagement with the Welsh deaf community
A new Action Plan and Research Toolkit designed to help researchers meaningfully engage with deaf communities in Wales has been published.
Keep readingDr ROB Wilks
Rob Wilks is Associate Professor in Law at UWE Bristol. His research focuses on equality and sign language law, and on building Deaf Legal Studies as a recognised field.
Dr Rob Wilks
Current projects
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01·08·2025
Data Collection
01·02·2024
Data Collection, Writing
01·09·2023
Writing
Latest NEWS
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New funding to ground Deaf Legal Theory in Ghana
I’ve secured new funding for Grounding Deaf Legal Theory (DLT) in Ghana.
Keep readingCo-producing the Deaf Legal Theory Model
The Co-Producing the Deaf Legal Theory Model project wrapped up in February 2025.
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Deaf education
For a number of years, I have been working on a deaf education project with Rachel O’Neill at the University of Edinburgh.
Keep readingDeaf legal theory
Deaf legal theory is a somewhat new concept in legal jurisprudence. What is it all about?
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What is Deaf Legal Studies?
Deaf Legal Studies is an emerging interdisciplinary field concerned with how law understands, regulates and affects deaf people and their communities. My work seeks to develop Deaf Legal Studies as a recognised field of scholarship.
What are your main areas of research?
My research focuses on Deaf Legal Studies, equality law and sign language law. I am particularly interested in how legal frameworks conceptualise deaf people and the consequences this has for rights, recognition and equality.
Can I access your publications?
Where open-access versions of my publications are available, links are provided on the relevant publication pages. You can also find my research outputs through the UWE Bristol Research Repository.
Are you open to research collaborations?
Yes. I welcome enquiries about research collaborations, particularly in Deaf Legal Studies, equality law, sign language law and related interdisciplinary research. Please see the Work with me page to get in touch.
