Sophie Madison
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What is your experience as a student with disabilities at the University of Bath?
For Disability History Month we spoke to Maisie, a Psychology undergraduate, about her experience of being a student with a disability: How did you find access to disability support services when you first joined the university? My experience was pretty...
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Supporting staff with disabilities: Disability History Month webinar
This Disability History Month, we were pleased to welcome an external HR professional and lived experience speaker, Debaraj Dutta, to speak to us about how workplace environment and supportive management can improve quality of life for people with disabilities. Download...
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Preparing for work or placement as a person with disabilities - Disability History Month event
We were pleased to host this event for Disability History Month 2025, thank you to all the panellists for their time. You can watch the full recording with subtitles here (40 minutes) or read the summary below. The panel, hosted...
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How technology and design shapes digital access
This Disability History Month we have a guest blog from Dr Josh Lim, the University of Bath institutional Digital Accessibility Leader. Accessibility is about making spaces – physical or digital – that everyone can use. Just as stairs without ramps...
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International Equal Pay Day 2025
International Equal Pay Day takes place on 18 September each year. It was founded in the US in 2019 by The Equal Pay International Coalition, to raise awareness of unequal pay for women and subsequently women of colour. Their goal...
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South Asian Heritage Month 2025
South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) is an initiative by the Britain-based South Asian Heritage Trust, and first took place in 2020. This month aims to “commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories, and communities”. SAHM runs annually from 18...
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Supporting Neurodiversity – five ways digital accessibility can help
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025, Josh Lim (Digital Accessibility Leader) shares five ways to support neurodivergent readers by making your outputs more digitally accessible. Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 is happening around the world this week (17th -23rd March 2025) and...
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The voices of all (Ngā reo o te katoa) in New Zealand
Guest blog by Kate Robinson, University Librarian: It’s not often that I attend a conference where so much attention is given to celebrating the culture and voices of all, but the 44th International Association of University Libraries in Auckland did...
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Disability history month: Staff training review for neurodivergent inclusivity
Guest blog by Debra Parsons, Learning & Organisational Development Manager: Earlier this autumn, I was presented with the opportunity to deliver a short learning session, inviting feedback from our neurodivergent colleagues on our workshop delivery practices. The aim was to...
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Marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
10 December concluded the annual international campaign, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Read the blog posted by Student Support to mark the day here: Marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence | #NeverOK Content warning –...