UoM Disabled Students’ Society

A group of students at Uni of Manchester bringing together students with disabilities, neurodiversities and mental & long term illnesses 🐝♿
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[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

Freshers Events 2021!

Tues 21st 12:00-15:00, Cafe Crawl, meet @ Benugo, Simon Building, Brunswick Park

Wed 22nd 10:00-16:00, Freshers Fair Stall, Academy 1, SU (Quiet Hour 11:00-12:00)

Fri 24th 14:00-16:00, Peer Support Group, Benugo Cafe, Simon Building, Brunswick Park

[Ru 🌸♿️ (she/they) 🎀 @RollWithRu]

i’ve just been told that my universal credit payments will be stopped unless i start physically attending appts in person every single week

i am claiming this because i am too sick to work at the moment, so getting to an inaccessible job centre each week is out of the question

[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

Thank you so much for the shout out & I'm glad we're doing something right!

[Leonard Cheshire @LeonardCheshire]

How can University societies make events more accessible?

On #TheDisabilityDownload, Beck tells us about the @uomdisabledsoc ‘s incredibly accessible café crawl - where info was given about everything from ramps to busyness to lighting.

Listen now 👉 https://t.co/wCwyNoX01y

[University of Manchester Students’ Union @ManchesterSU]

Tomorrow we are hosting an interactive theatre performance and workshop to explore key issues around consent and sexual assault.

[Syd 🐝 | ♿🌈 @MxSydKing]

@TfL is doing a review on Tube access, with focus on wheelchair access. RN, less than half of the stations are even partially step-free, let alone fully, and a station can mark itself as fully step-free if only ONE platform is, without giving indication that this is the case. (1)

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

This is so unhinged. Wasn’t even about mandates, just a recommendation to keep your shots up to date. What’s wrong with this guy? Who reacts like this? And he gives life advice???

[Quinton Reviews @Q_Review]

This person, whining about "pronouns in bio," has "crypto" in their bio

[Miguel (he/him) @Miguel_GvT_HE]

UoM really be cancelling graduations and putting teaching online, but also asking everyone to come on campus for Semester 2 at the same time...

[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

@BlondeHistorian @GuideDogAva We were recently told no wheelchair at a climbing gym and not given a reason or who to complain to. Also theres no guaranteeing ur property is safe unless in a locked, which ofc, is about 1px too small for a chair. Not looking after access aids IS excluding disabled people.

[Calling All Minds @CallingAllMinds]

We're celebrating #InternationalDayOfDisabledPeople today! Do you know why we say 'disabled people', not 'people with disabilities'?

[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

@OyebanjiAdewumi @UoMDSN @UoMDASS @HHHotWheels @nadsn_uk Hello, our email address is [email protected] if you would like to get in contact with us.

[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

@KathyBr18138930 @UoMEandD @OfficialUoM @UoMDSN @UoMDASS @HHHotWheels @nadsn_uk https://t.co/BLYmrnaOxG

[Calling All Minds @CallingAllMinds]

We're celebrating #InternationalDayOfDisabledPeople today! Do you know why we say 'disabled people', not 'people with disabilities'?

[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

@UoMEandD @OfficialUoM @UoMDSN @UoMDASS @HHHotWheels @nadsn_uk And throughout all of this, Estates and Facilities have ignored any contact we’ve made with them and refuse to resolve accessibility issues. Activism involves more than lighting up buildings or performances. Disabled students need to be listened to and issues need to be resolved.

[UoM Disabled Students’ Society @uomdisabledsoc]

@UoMEandD @OfficialUoM @UoMDSN @UoMDASS @HHHotWheels @nadsn_uk Students have been locked in buildings during fire alarms because accessible exits have been locked. Lifts have been turned off requiring students to climb stairs, and resulted in wheelchairs being broken. Alarm cords in disabled toilets are constantly tied up.