SOAS Disabled Students and Carers' Empowerment Network

13/03/2020

Can you help/ do you need help with getting food etc. whilst self isolating?

UK based and explicitly for q***r and trans* immunocompromised, diabetic, self isolating asthmatic or elderly folks in order to help them/us get support with food shopping, meal preps, cleaning products and other care work whilst in self isolation due to the Corona Virus.

If you are able-bodied and not in a higher-risk group, please consider volunteering to help support those more vulnerable, and please share with your community.

This is the form for signing up to get help getting food and other necessities for people who should be avoiding leaving the house, or who're unable to. The aim is to reduce the number of vulnerable people going outside and placing themselves in the path of infection and thus reduce pressure on the....

18/01/2020

UK campaigners condemn ‘national scandal’ affecting ill and disabled claimants

13/01/2020

Solidarity with students at Greenwich uni where their lift has been out of action for TWO MONTHS despite it making the building inaccessible to disabled students and stag. Please sign the petition and let the management and estates know that institutional ableism is unacceptable.

Fix Stockwell Street Library For Disabled Students (BY NEXT WEEK). 92 signatures are still needed!

16/12/2019

Capita and Atos earn huge sums, despite intense criticism from MPs

06/12/2019

Today Friday 6th Dec. 5-7pm in the Brunei Building B 103.
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We will be hosting a panel discussion on “cripping academia: how to move towards an access-centred education.” With panelist’s: Katouche Gill, Lena Obermaier, Danni Watts, Carol John and Julie Jay Charles.
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Please come along. This event is free to attend.

01/12/2019

The common understanding is that disabled people are impaired by their bodies or brains and are passive recipients of help from society. This is a very harmful paradigm.

We believe that disabled people are impaired by an inaccessible and intolerant society and that we are active agents of change. We understand disability rights as civil rights, not charity.

The reality is that disabled people have been fighting for their rights throughout history. But this is rarely spoken about. So as part of we will be sharing examples of organisations, leaders and campaigns through history who have fought for the rights that we have today.

These examples show that disabled people are not passive recipients but can be activists and great forces in society. It also shows that many of the issues we are fighting today - eugenics discussions, being spoken over, inaccessible estates and services - have parallels throughout history.

Disability Activism Through History Day 1:
https://ukdhm.org/v3/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DAN-poster-2019.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2gNKdFkjn0QQn0tHjsj57SEjQjP5dtn0vpNBTRm3l6aHApP7MA_4MvlZI

27/11/2019

Check out and pls go along to the brilliant events for Disability History Month being hosted at UCL. SOAS students are welcome to attend!

Disability History Month (November 22-December 22) has now officially started! This month provides an opportunity to reflect on what the Disability Rights Movement has achieved so far and be inspired by this legacy as we continue the fight for equality. If you want to learn about how to contribute towards equality the Disabled Students Network has a full schedule for you this month.

This month the Disabled Students Network is releasing a report on discrimination experienced by disabled students at UCL and asking UCL to make a commitment towards equal access for its disabled students.

Next week we are hosting a fishbowl panel to discuss what disability activism and allyship looks like in general and at UCL. Allies and beginners are very welcome and encouraged.
(Wednesday 27th, 6:30-8:30 pm, Roberts building 110) https://www.facebook.com/events/559138578170073/

The following week we will meet for a disability activism screening and pizza, followed by a discussion on how to take our activism further at UCL. Allies and beginners are again welcome.
(Tuesday 3rd, 4:00-6:00 pm, Roberts building 106)
https://www.facebook.com/events/732237467278354/

Finally we will have a social where we will be working on the DSN manifesto together. This is for disabled students only. (Wednesday 11th, 4:30-6:00 pm, Foster Court 114)

Throughout the month we will be posting information about disability rights and disability history, and towards the end of the month we are setting up an online reading and discussion group, Know Your Place, for students interested in learning more about the Disability Rights Movement.

We are creating change this month, join us!

The DSN represents all students who self-identify as deaf or disabled including, but not limited to, all students with SoRAs, those with physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, specific learning disabilities and mental health issues.