🎓⏰ With the new academic year fast approaching, over 100,000 disabled students will be joining UK colleges and universities. What’s one piece of advice you’d give to new students starting university?💡💬

Starting uni or already a student? Our Community Space is here, and this month, we are giving you information on the Disabled Students Allowance (DSAs) and the support you can receive. Sign up on Eventbrite! #DisabledStudentsUK #CommunitySpace #DisabledStudents #DisabledStudentsAllowance

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Annual Disabled Students Survey🎉 Still want to share your thoughts about accessibility in education?💭 Navin is researching diversity, inclusion & social justice ‪@soebristol.bsky.social ‪@allfieuk.bsky.social‬ Survey details below📝✍️⬇️

Are you Neurodivergent and have done, are doing or are considered doing a PhD? Researchers at Open University are investigating how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take their 30 minute survey: forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW Questions? Email [email protected]

Calling all disabled students! 📣 Join us for our monthly Change Forum! Date: Thursday 14th August 2025 Time: 1–2pm Location: Online Event We will be discussing how AI is impacting disabled students. Get your free tickets now! #DisabledStudentsUK #Community #DisabledStudents #ChangeForum

The deadline to complete the Annual Disabled Student Survey is Thursday 31st July 2025. Your experiences matter — help shape a more inclusive future in education. Let your voice be heard! Link is in bio 🔗

Are you a Disabled Students’ Officer, or someone who advocates for disabled students? Join us at our upcoming Focus Group to share your insights. This is a paid opportunity to make your voice heard. Contact [email protected] to register your interest! #DisabledStudentsUK

I know I'm a broken record here - assessment methods are (almost) never competence standards, and therefore you'll need to do something to address the inequity of traditional exams for disabled students, at which point you might as well do the same for all students wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Are you a disabled student and find certain forms of assessment inaccessible? Join our Inclusive Assessment Co-Creation Session and share your insight! Date: 10th July Time: 14:00–16:00 Location: Zoom Participants receive £40! To sign up, email [email protected]

Reminder to all disabled university students that the Annual Disabled Student Survey, run by @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social, is open until the end of the month! Share your experiences as part of the UK's biggest survey on HE accessibility here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

Calling all Disabled Student Reps! DSUK is launching the Representative Empowerment Project - Let’s build power together 💪 - Get specialist training - Join a national community of Reps - Help shape the future of the project Launching 10th July 2025 Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/representa...

In this month's Change Forum for disabled students and SUs we will be discussing the Annual Disabled Student Survey: - What is the Survey and how is it influencing policy? - What are the advantages of spreading the Survey? Join us Thursday July 3rd 2025 at 3pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/july-chang...

"At the heart of all of this is one clear message – disabled students are not asking for luxury. They’re seeking the basic conditions needed to study, participate, and succeed." - A fantastic write up of welfare reforms and the HE landscape from DSUK's Hailie: wonkhe.com/blogs/welfar...

NEW on Wonkhe: Hailie Pentleton explores how reforms to the welfare system will create impossible choices for disabled students trying to access and thrive in higher education buff.ly/3nXM0OQ

Peidiwch ag anghofio Arolwg Blynyddol @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social sydd ar agor tan ddiwedd mis Gorffennaf! Am fwy o wybodaeth ac i lenwi'r arolwg, cliciwch ar y ddolen gyswllt ganlynol: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

Don't forget the Annual @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social Survey is open until the end of July! Click here for more information and to complete the survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

It's hard to read this, as a career HE disability practitioner. I've dedicated 25 years to supporting disabled students and lobbying for genuine change. But we're going backwards. And I'm tired. Disabled students are almost twice as likely to have considered quitting wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

We’re excited to announce two fantastic opportunities to join our team: Delivery Facilitator - Link to role description: drive.google.com/file/d/1DcrJ... Consulting Lead - Link to role description: drive.google.com/file/d/121EF... Apply now by the 16th June 2025

Deadline is Monday 2 June 5pm! We are recruiting for a Community and Communications Manager to join us for 10 hours a week to help support us to amplify disabled student voice and build relations! You can see the role description with details on how to apply: drive.google.com/file/d/1w_B6...

PhD students have unique needs that must be recognised! Join us in raising our voices by filling out the Annual Disabled Student Survey. Let's ensure every student's needs are met! 👇 Link to the survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea... #DisabledStudents #ADSS2025

I feel like a parrot citing the issues of disability access in Higher ed. We could do so much more if we gave staff proper training and clear access guidance. Harriet says it all and more. Unis should also be quicker to fix their mistakes rather than doubling down.

So today's 'nod along' is the OIA's annual report, specifically the Themes section. Over 40% of students who bring a complaint to the OIA tell them they are disabled. That's up from a third last year. Let's take a look: www.oiahe.org.uk/resources-an... #UKHE

We at Disabled Students UK believe that disabled student voices should be heard. Participate in the Annual Disabled Students Survey and help shape a more inclusive future. 👇 Link to the Survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea... #DisabledStudents #ADSS2025

We are recruiting for a Community and Communications Manager for 10 hours a week to help support us to amplify disabled student voice, build relations and position DSUK as a leading sector! Apply now by emailing your CV to [email protected] #DisabledStudentsUK #DisabledStudents

Hear from one student who took part in the Annual Disabled Student Survey. Your voice matters! Join us in filling out the Annual Disabled Students Survey 2025 and help create a more inclusive environment 👇 Link to the survey - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea... #DisabledStudents

Mae'r Arolwg Blynyddol 2025 @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social yn fyw! Dyma'r arolwg mwyaf ar hygyrchedd prifysgolion hyd yma ac mae wedi cael ei greu gan fyfyrwyr anabl ar gyfer myfyrwyr anabl. Arolwg yn cau ddiwedd Gorffennaf: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea... #Hygyrchedd #FeedbackFriday

The Annual @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social Survey 2025 is live! This is the largest survey into university accessibility to date and has been created by disabled students for disabled students. Survey closes end of July: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea... #Accessibility #FeedbackFriday

Calling all disabled students! 🔊Shape the future of Higher Education accessibility by completing the Annual #DisabledStudentSurvey. Your voice matters! Join over 1000 disabled students and make a difference 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

#UKHE Please encourage disabled students at your institutions to complete the DSUK annual survey. It is a vital tool in helping to shape disability support in HE, as well as providing invaluable feedback on current issues facing disabled students. It has real impact!

Please can I encourage folks who are disabled / neurodivergent students out there, or folks who know disabled / neurodivergent students to pass this on. (A researcher, tutor, and student, I've completed mine.) bsky.app/profile/disa...

I encourage any current disabled student in the UK to fill this in. This survey is a useful snapshot of what's happening across the UK, good and poor practice and areas universities need to focus on to improve.

Please fill this in or pass on to any disabled students you know - this data and getting our voices heads really, really matters 👇

We are excited to share the Annual Disabled Student Survey 2025. Designed by disabled students for disabled students, the survey aims to amplify your voice and improve accessibility in UK Higher education. Contribute and make a difference! 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

The government wants more disabled young people to be working or studying Meanwhile, I am spending my evening writing a very angry email on behalf of a friend who was trapped in a uni building during a fire alarm, bc nobody knew how to evacuate a wheelchair user They can't even keep us safe

A big chunk of that increase has happened since Covid - the number of students with a known disability has increased 40% since 2019/20. Resourcing for disability support has not increased 40% over that time. This is why your colleagues in Disability Services across #UKHE are tired.

HESA data is out. Now over half a million disabled students in #UKHE (514,310). Between 2022/23 + 2023/24, the number of students with a known disability increased by 30,040. Proportion of UK permanent address students with a known disability has increased by 1 % point year on year since 2019/20.

I see the 2025-26 Disabled Students Allowances forms are now out for the next cycle. At this point I usually put out a guide on applying for DSA but the changes of the last year have meant such confusion and chaos that I'd barely know where to start www.gov.uk/disabled-stu...

Important points made here about backdoor cuts and reducing the independence of needs assessors 👇

UKRI are updating their Doctoral Training Grants, with significant improvements for disabled students. We are proud to see the impact of our 2023 report on the experience of PhD students and grateful to the almost 200 PhD students who filled in the survey. Together we are creating change! 1/2

We are excited to share that we have been asked to consult on a new research project funded by the Office for Students. The project aims to develop staff training and is co-led by disabled student groups from three different universities. 1/3 www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/disable...

Q1: What does “designing for diversity” mean to you, and why is it more important than ever in education? #LTHEchat

On today's edition of ???? - the wheelchair company who I was supposed to have a meeting with today completely ghosted me, and DSA decided to randomly send me a left handed mouse rather than right handed, thus rendering it fairly unusable for me

Trying not to be grumpy that the big glitzy Campus Reimagined Live event, all about fostering 'a deep sense of belonging' through a 'people-centric approach' does not appear to include one single hybrid event, which would support accessibility and inclusion for those on campus or working from home.

Speculation about disability benefits can be deeply hard on your mental health. If you’re struggling, please consider talking to a trusted person or the Samaritans. You can call them for free 24/7 on 116 123 or email [email protected] You are not alone. www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-h...

Okay HE folks I have a question: Anyone have any wisdom for convincing a uni which hasn't done it before to do part time on full time? The RA where half your modules are zero weighted so you're full time for accommodation etc but only doing 50% degree? A friend is up shit creek health wise-

Learn how to implement the results of the 2024 Annual Disabled Student Survey this Thursday: www.eventbrite.com/e/implementi...

"[T]he issue feels like it gets passed around without resolution in the same way that disabled students often experience locally, and never with strategic-level resolution or grip, either locally or nationally."

The coverage of this case by mainstream media has been horrifying. Thankful for @wonkhe.bsky.social

“Stretched at Both Ends: Pressure on Student Services and the Impact on Academic Staff at UK Universities” #AcademicSky www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...

"We aspire to a future where burnout is not glorified, where academics do not compete over who can work the most, where diverse work paces are considered for promotion." Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia by Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah Dudak 📚📜