NEW on Wonkhe: Reflecting on a year of coping with a crisis, Chris Day and Sian Dickie set out the case for Covid compensation for students. Chris Day Mack Marshall buff.ly/3akOGZx

So pleased to see our investigation into high risk people missing out on vaccines on the front page of tomorrow’s The Guardian. Thank you to the 500+ readers who took the time to respond to my call out which allowed us to do it. #TomorrowsPapersToday

Our amazing post-grad officer has been on the NUSU podcast talking about all things body image and disability. Give it a listen on spotify now! CW: body image, suppression of tics, toxic body positivity and complicated diagnosis process

Tonight's event ‘Neurodivergence, inclusion and the workplace’ will bring together 3 alumni panellists to discuss their own lived experiences in this area. Join the conversation by tagging us and using #NCLAlumniAction. We’ll be live-tweeting the event in the thread below

DaNSoc are having our first social of the year this Friday! The event is 6pm-9pm in the basement of the Barbara Strang Teaching Centre in room 29. More details and the accessibility information can be found on the Facebook page linked in our bio. We hope to see you there!

The #DEHEM21 Schedule is here! Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month will be happening starting tomorrow! Today we will be giving an intro to what will be happening! A short-form screen-reader schedule is available here tinyurl.com/DEHEM-ScreenRe… #DisabledInHigherEd

As we launch Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month, it's important to talk about what disability means, how it is defined and discussed, and the basics people need to know. This thread will kick off #DEHEM21 by serving as “Disability 101" #DisInHigherEd (1/27)

Tonight we at Newcastle Uni Disability & Neurodiversity Society are facilitating a discussion group on 'what it means to be a disabled student'. Are you a disabled student? What does being disabled in Higher Education mean to you? #Disabled #Forum #NUSU #Disability #DisabledInHE #University

If you're a student based at Newcastle University, and you're interested, why not come along tonight? All are welcome, whether you identify as disabled, neurodiverse, both or neither! Feel free to drop me a message for details🙂

We’d love to see you there! The event is 6pm-9pm in The Barbara Strang Teaching Centre More info here: fb.me/e/1yp3qgyJY

Not Newcastle University telling me that only women experience periods and that the ease of cleaning a disabled toilet is prioritised over stopping disabled students from *dying*. 😬 Newcastle, your transphobia and ableism is showing… Dorothy Chirwa✊🏾 Newcastle Uni Disability & Neurodiversity Society

We are extremely concerned to hear this response from Newcastle University. Emergency cords are designed for accessible toilet users to alert people that they need assistance. For this reason they should be reachable from the floor. This urgently needs to be addressed Dorothy Chirwa✊🏾

Come along to our banner making workshop on Wednesday evening - get creative and learn more about the strikes. Everyone welcome (whether you can draw or not!) Materials will be provided but feel free to take your own too.