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Neurodiversity Celebration Week event

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 […]

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Disability History Month 2023 event recap

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 […]

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Lighting up King’s Gate for the International Day of People with Disabilities

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; […]

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What is a disability? – Disability History Month 2023 event

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!

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New co-chair model!

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 […]

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Thank you!

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!

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2nd-6th december 2019: inclusive sport week

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 […]

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Sensus Access: Converting documents to accessible formats

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 […]

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Accessible Toon?

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 […]

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2nd December 2019: Francesca Martinez – The Beauty of Diversity

Join us for an engaging and entertaining talk with Q & A by Francesca Martinez as part of the NU DIG celebration of diversity for International Day of People with Disabilities. Francesca is a wobbly comedian, writer, speaker and activist (she has mild cerebral palsy, but much prefers the word ‘wobbly’). She has guested on Channel 4 News, BBC2’s Newsnight, BBC1’s […]