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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe’ve collected the responses from the flipchart with the online responses on our padlet for the event<\/a>; for posterity, here are all the responses in plain text:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A disability can be invisible. You can’t always tell that someone is disabled just by looking at them, or by observing their behaviour.<\/p>
A disability can be part of identity It can become part of your identity and the environment can help this to be a positive, connecting, and empowering experience.<\/p>
Not always visible.<\/p>
Completing a task with less efficiency than what society considers “normal”.<\/p>
Dyspraxia.<\/p>
ADHD.<\/p>
Autism.<\/p>
Someone with different abilities.<\/p>
An opportunity to explore other areas of life that we might not have done without our disability.<\/p>
Spaces as exclusionary Retrofit spaces, making them inclusive.<\/p>
ADHD. Affects the ability to focus. Some individuals need to do 2 things at the same time to be able to listen and focus.<\/p>
Large enough issue that affects the daily life of a person (physical \/ mental).<\/p>
People with more difficulty. And need more care help also.<\/p>
WIRED DIFFERENTLY.<\/p>
A different outlook on life.<\/p>
Can affect everyday aspects of your life.<\/p>
Don’t always like change.<\/p>
Differing from others, not being able to do certain things.<\/p>
Need more help.<\/p>
Important to not let disability stop you.<\/p>
Something that affects you regularly.<\/p>
It can be self defined or imposed upon you.<\/p>
Something that can affect quality of life.<\/p>
Responsibility to ensure accessibility.<\/p>
Deviation from the norm.<\/p>
Someone who’s unique.<\/p>
“not that different”.<\/p>
Dyslexia.<\/p>
Autism, ADHD, duslexia, Parkinson’s, night blindness.<\/p>
Disadvantage.<\/p>
A need for assistance.<\/p>
Something that affects you.<\/p>
Puts you at a disadvantage to general population.<\/p>
Everyone is equal.<\/p>
An everyday disadvantage that affects a person’s life.<\/p>
Long term impairment affecting ability to take part in life in the “normal” way.<\/p>
Long-term health\/mental issue.<\/p>
Distraction, turn-taking in conversation.<\/p>
Lack of understanding \/ doing \/ coping.<\/p>
A physical \/ mental disadvantage.<\/p>
People aren’t able to conduct their lives alone.<\/p>
People aren’t able to live easily in a society that doesn’t cater to their needs.<\/p>
Something that affects your day to day life \/ quality of life \/ needs management or extra steps to live a normal life.<\/p>
You live with it and sometimes it can put you into a more isolated category than the general population but it is just a bit more tricky.<\/p>
All of the above.<\/p>
Difficult to engage.<\/p>
Unique to each person.<\/p>
Something physical or mental health related that can prevent you from doing things that others take for granted.<\/p>
Something that people without your disability can often find hard to empathise with\/understand\/take into consideration.<\/p>
Something that people are sometimes afraid\/suspicious of.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Respondents had a range of experiences of disability. Some spoke at length about their own experiences, while others hadn’t thought about the topic much before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to our student intern helpers, Taz Nasif-Whitestone and Louis Gojcaj, and James Pert from Student Services for helping to run the stall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We plan to reflect on the responses in our next DIG Steering Group meeting, to understand themes among the responses and whether this can inform our work in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The DIG is open to everyone at Newcastle University; you can become a member by joining our mailing list or Teams group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n