Following the success of last year’s event celebrating Disability History Month, we’re doing the same thing again, and we welcome you to attend! This year, our question is “What is neurodiversity?”. It’s a term that has exploded in usage lately, but what does it mean? Is it a helpful term, or does it group too […]
Rachel Queen has informed us of an event she’s helping to organise for Neurodiversity Celebration Week. It’s open to all Newcastle University staff and students, and you can attend either in-person at the Centre for Life or on Zoom. A workshop arranged as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week. We have invited Dr Amy Pearson, assistant Professor in […]
Our event for Disability History Month on November 30th was a success, with over 50 people stopping by to respond to our question, “What is a disability?” We handed out a few flyers, and the fidget toys were a big hit! It was great to hear a wide range of perspectives on disability, from just […]
On Friday 1st December we will light up the King’s Gate building purple to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD). The day is a United Nations initiative for: Celebration – to recognize and value the diversity of our global community, and to cherish the role we all play, regardless of our abilities; […]
The Disability Interest Group (DIG) team at Newcastle University have created this event to celebrate Disability History Month 2023 and we welcome you to attend!
The Disability Interest Group (DIG) relaunched in July 2023 with a new Co-Chair model. The network now has three chairs: Stephanie Roberts, Christian Lawson-Perfect, and Kevin Johnson. The chairs have a variety of professional and lived experiences and have a passion for disability inclusion. They are also looking for new members to join our DIG […]
The DIG would like to thank Emma Simblett, School Learning & Teaching Assistant for PS Mathematics, Statistics & Physics, for her hard work and contribution to the group, while she is taking a break from committee membership. Thank you Emma!
NUSU are holding an Inclusive Sport Week campaign for NU staff and students. This is to promote disability and inclusive sport on campus and celebrate that sport is for everyone! Through the week there will be: Casual sport sessions taking place in Boccia, Goalball, Sitting Volleyball and Visually Impaired Cricket. Sessions from the Activity Alliance to teach […]
Do you want to convert documents into formats that work best for you? Newcastle University is running a pilot with SensusAccess, a self- service system which automatically converts documents into alternate formats. You can: Convert PDFs, JPEGs and other files into an e-book, text file, audio or braille. Combine more than one .JPG into a single […]
Elaine Smith, a member of the DIG committee, has created a Google map showing a selection of some of the more wheelchair accessible pubs and restaurants in Central Newcastle. You can find the map here. You may also be interested in AccessAble, a website (also available as an app) covering venues across the UK and […]