Ending the Stigma

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Ending the stigma surrounding mental health: Content Note: this page makes a brief reference to suicide in the context of mental health data in the UK.  […]

Carers

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Carers: Looking after a friend or relative with a physical or mental health condition is selfless and invaluable to that person, but it’s a huge responsibility […]

The links between physical and mental health

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X The links between physical and mental health: As the stigma around mental health recedes, we’re finally recognising that you can’t ignore mental health or separate it […]

Taking care of your own mental health

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Taking care of your own mental health: Everyone’s mental health is unique to them, and whether you are diagnosed with a mental health condition or not, […]

Looking out for someone else

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Looking out for someone else’s mental health: We list various symptoms, for guidance only, which may indicate that someone is struggling with poor mental health, here.  […]

Reaching out for help

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Reaching out for help: Mental health can affect anyone at any time; approximately 1 in 4 people experience a mental health issue each year.  How to […]

ADHD diagnosis

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X ADHD diagnosis: Content Note: this article contains a brief reference to LGBT-phobia and violence, and to suicide. “No way, you were never a problem as a […]

Disability friendly internship

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Disability friendly internship In my final year at university I came across an internship scheme for disabled students and graduates called Change 100. The scheme is […]

Applying for DSA

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Applying for DSA Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is essentially what it says on the tin, it is money provided by the government to cover any extra […]

Disabled Access Schemes

Home About Us Introduction Meet the Team Contact Us Who ‘counts’ as disabled? Resources Advice Articles Disability 101 Disability 101: Disability information Mentoring Get involved Safeguarding and Legal X Disabled Access Schemes: Applying to uni can be pretty scary when you’re from a non-standard background. I am first-generation, from a working class background – there […]