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Disabled Students UK
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Using disabled-led expertise to improve accessibility in Higher Education. Thrice recognised in #DisabilityPower100.

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63% of disabled students have gone without adjustments as they are repeatedly chasing up adjustments.

Join DSUK and our panel to learn directly from disabled students in the The Annual Disabled Student Survey. Link in bio.

#DisabledStudentsUK #AnnualDisabledStudentSurvey #SnowdonTrust
63% of disabled students have gone without adjustments as they are repeatedly chasing up adjustments.

Join DSUK and our panel to learn directly from disabled students in the The Annual Disabled Student Survey. Link in bio.

#DisabledStudentsUK #AnnualDisabledStudentSurvey #SnowdonTrust
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Save the date!

Thank you to every disabled student who took part in the Annual Disabled Student Survey 2025, delivered in partnership with the Snowdon Trust.

We are excited to release the results! Join the ADSS launch with our expert panel online

#DisabledStudentsUK #ADSS2025
#DisabledStudents
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Final call 📣

Don’t miss our online discussion on employability for disabled students, where we discuss current matters of employability and practical steps you can do!

📆 Thursday 15th January
⏱️ 1pm
📍 Zoom

Sign up via Eventbrite

#DisabledStudentsUK #Employability #DisabledStudents #CommunitySpace
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
What does employability really mean?

This January, we’re creating a space to talk honestly about careers, explore schemes and programmes for disabled graduates,

📆 Thursday 15 January 2026
⏱️ 1pm
📍 Online via Zoom

Sign up on Eventbrite now!

#Employability #DisabledStudents #CommunitySpace
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Navigating employability as a disabled student can feel overwhelming — you don’t have to do it alone.

Join our January Community Space to explore the current job market for disabled students.

📆 Thursday 15th Janaury 2026
⏱️ 1pm
📍 Online via Zoom

Sign up on Eventbrite!
January 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Last chance to sign up! 📣

Join us for our final event of 2025 as we discuss Accessible Accommodations

📆 Thursday 18th December 2025
⏱️ 1–2pm
📍 Online via Zoom

Get your ticket via Eventbrite and be part of the conversation

#DisabledStudentsUK #DisabledStudents #ChangeForum #AccessibleAccomodations
December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Finding accessible student housing shouldn’t be this hard!

This Change Forum brings disabled students together to highlight failures in accessible housing

📆 Thursday 18th December
⏱️ 1pm
📍 Zoom

Sign up on Eventbrite.

#DisabledStudentsUK #DisabledStudents #ChangeForum #AccessibleAccomodations
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We’re hosting our December Change Forum, centred on Accessible Student Accommodation!

📆 Thursday 18th December 2025
⏱️ 1pm
📍 Online via Zoom

Sign up to get tickets on Eventbrite.

#DisabledStudentsUK #DisabledStudents #ChangeForum #AccessibleAccomodations
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Last chance to sign up! 📣

Our Cripping Competence event is happening this Wednesday! Join us as we explore how traditional assessments can better support disabled students

📆 Wednesday 3rd December 2025
⏱️ 12:30pm
📍 Online via Zoom

Get your tickets on Eventbrite!
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Join us for our upcoming Cripping Competence event — a powerful conversation on how we can reshape assessment in higher education.

📆 Wednesday 3rd December 2025
⏱️ 12:30pm
📍Online via Zoom

Sign up now on Eventbrite

For reasonable adjustments, email: contact@disabledstudents.co.uk by 28th Nov 2025
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Rising demand and shrinking resources leave many disabled students facing interrupted learning. Our workshop explores how inclusive assessment design can create more authentic pathways.

Sign up on Eventbrite now!

If you require reasonable adjustments, email contact@disabledstudents.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Students Unions! Do you want to better support your disabled student reps & improve overall student experience?

We’re launching our Representative Empowerment Project (REP) to support you!
October 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📢 Exciting news! Disabled Students UK is launching the Representative Empowerment Project (REP) helping Students’ Unions strengthen support for disabled students.

REP empowers Disabled Student Reps to grow, connect, and lead change through shared learning. Supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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‘I am driven by wanting other people to never have the same bad experiences that I’ve had’

A new episode of HEnabled is out! Sophie (Director, Policy and Fundraising at @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social)
talks to her inaccessible graduation, parasports, and HE policy.

Listen now: linktr.ee/henabled
October 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎓⏰ With the new academic year fast approaching, over 100,000 disabled students will be joining UK colleges and universities.

What’s one piece of advice you’d give to new students starting university?💡💬
September 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Starting uni or already a student?

Our Community Space is here, and this month, we are giving you information on the Disabled Students Allowance (DSAs) and the support you can receive.

Sign up on Eventbrite!

#DisabledStudentsUK #CommunitySpace #DisabledStudents #DisabledStudentsAllowance
September 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Annual Disabled Students Survey🎉

Still want to share your thoughts about accessibility in education?💭

Navin is researching diversity, inclusion & social justice ‪@soebristol.bsky.social ‪@allfieuk.bsky.social‬
Survey details below📝✍️⬇️
August 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you Neurodivergent and have done, are doing or are considered doing a PhD?

Researchers at Open University are investigating how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people.

Take their 30 minute survey: forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW

Questions? Email lindsay.odell@open.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Calling all disabled students! 📣

Join us for our monthly Change Forum!

Date: Thursday 14th August 2025
Time: 1–2pm
Location: Online Event

We will be discussing how AI is impacting disabled students.

Get your free tickets now!

#DisabledStudentsUK #Community
#DisabledStudents #ChangeForum
August 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The deadline to complete the Annual Disabled Student Survey is Thursday 31st July 2025.

Your experiences matter — help shape a more inclusive future in education.

Let your voice be heard!

Link is in bio 🔗
July 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Are you a Disabled Students’ Officer, or someone who advocates for disabled students?
Join us at our upcoming Focus Group to share your insights.
This is a paid opportunity to make your voice heard.
Contact michael@disabledstudents.co.uk
to register your interest!
#DisabledStudentsUK
July 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I know I'm a broken record here - assessment methods are (almost) never competence standards, and therefore you'll need to do something to address the inequity of traditional exams for disabled students, at which point you might as well do the same for all students wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
It smells like AI, but how do I prove it?
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS), Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), and London Mathematical Society (LMS) have published a punchy joint statement expressing concerns about academ...
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July 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Are you a disabled student and find certain forms of assessment inaccessible? Join our Inclusive Assessment Co-Creation Session and share your insight!

Date: 10th July
Time: 14:00–16:00
Location: Zoom

Participants receive £40!

To sign up, email contact@disabledstudents.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Reminder to all disabled university students that the Annual Disabled Student Survey, run by @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social, is open until the end of the month!

Share your experiences as part of the UK's biggest survey on HE accessibility here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
July 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Calling all Disabled Student Reps! DSUK is launching the Representative Empowerment Project - Let’s build power together 💪

- Get specialist training
- Join a national community of Reps
- Help shape the future of the project

Launching 10th July 2025
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/representa...
June 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM