Funding can be applied for anything that improves inclusion for staff with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and/or neurodivergences, at the University of Kent. This could include … Read more
Category: Disabled People
Poor Little Sick Girls by Ione Gamble
Tuesday 27 June 2023, 12:30 to 13:30, Templeman Library room DG 02 and on Teams. Join us for our next hybrid book club where we’ll … Read more
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Wednesday 29 March, 12:00 to 13:00, Templeman Library Room D G02 and on Teams. Join us for our next hybrid book club where we’ll be … Read more
Inclusive Kent blog series
We’ve created this blog series to share good news about inclusive practices happening all across the University of Kent. Our first story will be published … Read more
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
The University of Kent’s Staff Disability Network aims to support staff who are disabled, have a long-term health condition or neurodivergence, and to support those … Read more
Making adjustments is not unreasonable
“Reasonable adjustments are changes an employer makes to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone’s disability. For example: making changes to the workplace changing … Read more
25 October 2022: Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Awareness Day
Standing up is a movement many people can take for granted or do without giving it much thought. But what if standing up led to … Read more
Book Club Launch
September will welcome the launch of the Staff Disability Network book club where we will read and discuss books themed around disability. We hope to … Read more
Creating suitable environments for disabled staff in Higher Education
By Jennifer Leigh and Elliott Spaeth According to the Office for National Statistics, there were 14.2 million disabled (or chronically ill) people aged 16–65 in … Read more