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Shannon Yee’s Reassembled, Slightly Askew is a sensory experience that aims to replicate significant brain injury. Scope looks at a groundbreaking piece of art that has come again to Belfast’s Metropolitan Art Centre.

Joe Kenny - @j0ekenny - writes about his experience of being blind and going through Northern Ireland’s education system, and then onto college, in the 80s and 90s.

Are media commentators under-estimating Donald Trump? Nick Garbutt asks if there is method to the apparent madness. 

In the latest article in our series on education, we look at how the system helps - or, rather, does not really help - people with sight loss.

In this powerful and important piece guest writer Pat McGreevy questions whether the political will to tackle suicide exists 

Scope speaks with the Family Planning Association about how and why they think local sex education – or, rather, relationship and sexuality education – is inadequate.

It is time we had a mature debate about the Irish language.  To do so we need to get a much broader context for our discussions. 

Scope takes a look at the school starting age and asks if it is too inflexible, and whether it should be the starting point for a revision of some of our methods in early-years development.

Journalist and trade unionist Paul McGill touched and inspired many with the great courage he displayed as he faced up to the illness that was to end his life. 

We’ve moved on a lot since the 1714 Riot Act. 

Scope continues its focus on education in Northern Ireland with a look at the Irish language – discussing lifelong learning, bilingualism, immersion and increasing access.

Everybody knows that if we were better neighbours and lived in stronger communities we’d not just be happier but better off, not just individually but collectively. 

Julie Harrison has been appointed Northern Ireland chair of the Big Lottery Fund. 

In a difficult period for NI, community and voluntary organisations will be more important than ever, despite facing huge difficulties. Scope speaks with NICVA CEO Seamus McAleavey about the current uncertainty.

This week we mourn the passing of our cartoonist and dear friend Patrick Sanders and celebrate his extraordinary talent.

Guest writer Joe Kenny @j0ekenny shares the joys of parenting for people with sight loss, and charts the shortcomings of the health and social care system 

In which we tally up our projection ranges and also ask the big, unasked question: will Jonathan Bell run against the DUP?

The prime purpose of government is to devise and implement public policy. 

We are now officially in election season. What should we expect from the new polls, considering the Assembly’s reduction from 108 to 90 MLAs?

I was once told by someone who had suffered at the hands of the press that journalists are like beagles.