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Get involved with the Disability Interest Group

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Get involved with the Disability Interest Group

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The NU Disability Interest Group (NU DIG) is a disabled staff and student network at Newcastle University. We aim to:

promote accessibility and inclusion

encourage good practice in all the University does

promote positive attitudes towards disability

provide a forum for sharing ideas, experiences and expertise

influence University decision making and policy development

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The NU Disability Interest Group (NU DIG) is a disabled staff and student network at Newcastle University.

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You can't always tell that someone is disabled just by looking at them, or by observing their behaviour.

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It can become part of your identity and the environment can help this to be a positive, connecting, and empowering experience

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Not always visible

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Completing a task with less efficiency than what society considers "normal"

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Someone with different abilities

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An opportunity to explore other areas of life that we might not have done without our disability.

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Retrofit spaces, making them inclusive

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Affects the ability to focus. Some individuals need to do 2 things at the same time to be able to listen and focus

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Large enough issue that affects the daily life of a person (physical / mental)

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People with more difficulty. And need more care help also

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A different outlook on life

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Can affect everyday aspects of your life

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Differing from others, not being able to do certain things

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Important to not let disability stop you

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It can be self defined or imposed upon you

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Something that can affect quality of life

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Responsibility to ensure accessibility

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Deviation from the norm

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Autism, ADHD, duslexia, Parkinson's, night blindness

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A need for assistance

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Something that affects you

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Puts you at a disadvantage to general population

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An everyday disadvantage that affects a person's life

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Long term impairment affecting ability to take part in life in the "normal" way

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Long-term health/mental issue

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Distraction, turn-taking in conversation

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Lack of understanding / doing / coping

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A physical / mental disadvantage

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People aren't able to conduct their lives alone

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People aren't able to live easily in a society that doesn't cater to their needs

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Something that affects your day to day life / quality of life / needs management or extra steps to live a normal life

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You live with it and sometimes it can put you into a more isolated category than the general population but it is just a bit more tricky

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All of the above

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Difficult to engage

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Unique to each person

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Something physical or mental health related that can prevent you from doing things that others take for granted.

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Something that people without your disability can often find hard to empathise with/understand/take into consideration

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Something that people are sometimes afraid/suspicious of.