NADSN worked closely with CRUK to improve guidance for Disabled applicants and grantholders: https://tinyurl.com/58hs4rjy

#DisabilityInResearch #EDI #AbleismInAcademia #NADSN #CancerResearch

We can’t wait to meet Tito Bone! 🎤💜
Join us Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride: A NADSN Event with Quiplash

Accessible art, humour & eco glitter galore 🌟
🎟️ Book now via TicketSource (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn)

#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy #NADSN

Brilliant news! 🎉 Dr Melanie Thorley has published a new article with @OpenUniversity on disability-inclusive language in higher education, challenging negative terms & sharing the @UniofGreenwich STAART model.

https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.27.2.164

Does your Disabled Staff Network collaborate with local community groups near your workplace?

We’d love to hear your examples of partnership and engagement.

💬 Share below or contact uk.nadsn<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gmail.com" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@gmail.com and andrew.crosbie<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sqa.org.uk" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@sqa.org.uk

Have you booked yet for Laughter, Joy & Pride? 💜
Fri 28 Nov | Online

🎤 Tito Bone performance 1–2pm
🎨 Workshop on #DisabledJoy 3–5pm (NADSN only – 30 spaces)

🎟️ Book now via TicketSource – don’t miss it! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn

#DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledJoy

Official launch of Histories of Disability: Chapter Two!

🗓️ Fri 14 Nov 2025 17:30–20:00 (GMT)
📍 Uni of Greenwich & online

🎟️ https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/greenwich/anthology-chapter-two-launch

Catch up: https://tinyurl.com/2jrj2jb7

#DisabilityHistory #NADSN #STAART

This #DisabilityHistoryMonth, NADSN is gifting our community a celebration of #DisabledJoy 💜

Join us Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride - humour & creativity by and for Disabled people 🎤✨

🎟️ Book: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn

#NADSN #DisabilityHistoryMonth #DisabledPride

Our NADSN general catch-up meeting is today!

🗓️ Tues 28 Oct
🕓 15:45–17:15 UK time
📍 Join us on MS Teams – link in your calendar invite, or ListServ emails

Looking forward to seeing you there 💬💜

#NADSN #DisabledStaffNetwork #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights

Researchers from <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dxhishp2r2oqasnetjzhht7a" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@openuniversity.bsky.social and London South Bank University are exploring how to make doctoral vivas more accessible for neurodivergent candidates.

They’re seeking input from staff who’ve supervised, examined, or supported PhD candidates.

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3r5aka36

Join us online Fri 28 Nov for Laughter, Joy & Pride 💜

1–2pm: Tito Bone’s funny, glitter-filled performance

3–5pm: Workshop on #DisabledJoy (NADSN only – 30 spaces)

🎟️ Book: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nadsn

Celebrate #DisabilityHistoryMonth with laughter, creativity & pride!

Webinars in the WAARC series, Dreaming Up A Disability-Inclusive Workplace.

29 Oct https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wellcomeantiableistresearchcultureuniversityofsheffield/1887023

26 Nov https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wellcomeantiableistresearchcultureuniversityofsheffield/1888863

APPG Roundtable on Diversity & Inclusion in #STEM.

The <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:znsvruerxcxpzf6mnqr3i5ak" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@britsciassoc.bsky.social report highlights key points we raised.

https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/report-highlights-disconnect-between-data-collection-and-action-on-edi-in-uk-science-and-tech-sector

We encourage all to reach out to your own MPs and let them know how you are impacted using this letter.

https://www.nadsn-uk.org/nadsn-subgroups/stemmactiongroup

#NADSN #DisabilityInSTEMM #Neurodiversity #EDI #InclusionMatters #AccessibleAcademia

Our NADSN general catch-up meeting is today!

🗓️ Wed 24 Sep
🕓 11:30–13:00 UK time
📍 Join us on MS Teams – link in your calendar invite, or ListServ emails

Looking forward to seeing you there 💬💜

#NADSN #DisabledStaffNetwork #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights

A Place at the Table: Symposium on Transformational Inclusion

📅 3–4 September 2025 (in-person, Corsham, Wiltshire)
💻 Plus selected online sessions
🔗 Register here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bathspalive/e-pbaler

#Inclusion #DisabilityJustice #Community #NADSN

UK Young Academy is running a survey on how UK workplaces can better support neurodivergent people.

Take the survey:
👉 https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/THRIVEUKYA

#UKYoungAcademy #NeurodivergentVoices #InclusionMatters #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #EquityAtWork #NADSN

🎉 Huge congrats to NADSN Director Dr Hamied Haroon on winning the Individual General Distinguished Achievement Award and the new Christabel Pankhurst Medal at UoM!

Watch: https://youtu.be/aDC5AzYLvmE?t=968

#DisabilityInclusion #NADSN #UoM #HHHotWheels

💜 Happy Disability Pride Month! 💜

A huge thank you to our network leaders and members who work tirelessly all year to raise the profile of disabled people and champion inclusion in workplaces and beyond.

#DisabilityPrideMonth #WeBelongHere #DisabledAndProud #NADSN

Our NADSN general catch-up meeting is today!

🗓️ Fri 25 July
🕓 15:45–17:15 UK time
📍 Join us on MS Teams – link in your calendar invite, or ListServ emails

Looking forward to seeing you there 💬💜

#NADSN #DisabledStaffNetwork #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights

🚨 In 1 day, Parliament votes on Universal Credit changes hitting Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people hardest.

📩 Write to your MP now: https://takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-your-mp/<a href="/hashtag/letter" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#letter

Tag 3 people. Act fast. #TakingThePIP #StopTheCuts #DisabilityRights

Save the date: Greater Manchester's first Disability Pride March is on Saturday 5 July in central Manchester!

The march ends with a rally in St Peter’s Square, followed by GMCDP’s 40th birthday party at Friends Meeting House.

#DisabilityPrideGM #DisabledAndProud #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

NADSN supports the campaign #TakingThePIP
Act now to STOP these cuts!

✉️ Write to your MP: https://takingthepip.co.uk/write-to-your-mp

📱 Share your story #TakingThePIP #CutsKill #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AssistUsToLive

Our NADSN general catch-up meeting is today!

🗓️ Thu 26 June
🕓 15:45–17:15 UK time
📍 Join us on MS Teams – link in your calendar invite, or ListServ emails

Looking forward to seeing you there 💬💜

#NADSN #DisabledStaffNetwork #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights

🗓️ Upcoming general catch-up meetings (UK time):

Thurs 26 June, 15:45–17:15, Fri 25 July, 15:45–17:15, [August break ☀️], Wed 24 Sept, 11:30–13:00, Tues 28 Oct, 15:45–17:15, Fri 28 Nov, 15:45–17:15.

https://linktr.ee/NADSN

Looking forward to connecting with you all!

Over 3.2M disabled people risk losing support under cruel DWP reforms.
PIP criteria are tightening, and UC top-ups are being slashed.
Speak out before 30 June!
✍️ Write to your MP and respond to the consultation: takingthepip.co.uk
#TakingThePIP