Liverpool Hope's Disability Studies Society

Hi, just a reminder that the identity event is happening today between 3:30pm and 5:30pm in EDEN041! Everyone is very much welcome! :)

A reminder that this is taking place next week!

We’re pleased to announce a guest lecture in conjunction with the British Sign Language society with Simeon Hart on 4th May! Simeon is going to talk to us about the history of BSL, Deaf culture and identity. Please drop us an email if you want to join! We hope to see you there!

We’re pleased to announce a guest lecture in conjunction with the British Sign Language society with Simeon Hart on 4th May! Simeon is going to talk to us about the history of BSL, Deaf culture and identity. Please drop us an email if you want to join! We hope to see you there!

Hi,
The university is holding an inclusive practice meeting at 2pm today!

It will focus on creating Accessible Environments for Deaf students and introducing the new Neurodiversity Acceptance Group
This CoP will be led by students who will be presenting on two important topics. Abigail Lavers, Level I Disability Studies student, will present the work she produced for one of her assessments, which focuses on how to create accessible environments for Deaf or hard of hearing students in HE. The discussion will then centre on the importance of understanding the access needs of Deaf students in HE.
In the second part of the CoP, Stephanie Trujillo (Hope SU Vice President Welfare and Community), Lexe Vairy (Hope SU Disability Student Rep) and Becki Zand (Learning
Support Team at SDW) will talk about the Neurodiversity Acceptance Group. This is a new group for anyone who self-identifies or is questioning if they are neurodivergent, no
diagnosis is necessary.

Academic staff, students and support staff are all very welcome to attend.

Please message for meeting details!

We hope to see you there! xx

April is Autism Acceptance month, please keep an eye on our page and Lexe's page for a full calander of events, competitions and information! xx

Hi everyone, Daisy Inclusive UK - is currently planning the PAUSE project - which aims to support women and girls who have experienced sexual abuse, assault and violence.

Please see below for information about the project:

The project focuses on 5 key points of delivery:

Prevention – Workshops delivered in the community

Awareness – building awareness of issues facing girls and women

Understanding – Working together we can address issues

Support – Support groups and counselling for victims

Empowerment – Empowering Women to feel safe and protected.

They said: Our PAUSE Project will help to tackle issues surrounding violence, incidents of sexual abuse, and harassment towards girls and women. We will offer a wraparound service that will support female beneficiaries and community members to feel safe, supported, and empowered to live without fear in their community. We are passionate about creating services that are proactive rather than reactive and understand society as a whole needs to change to make girls and women living in our community feel safe. Building awareness across social groups will be key in making positive steps towards making our city safer.

Daisy Inclusive UK is keen for students and colleagues at LHU to become involved in the project. If society members would be interested in getting involved with the project, please contact Nikki (who works at Daisy and is leading the project): [email protected]

The society wishes to deconstruct some of the barriers students face when contemplating engaging with Disability related activities, so we are now offering financial support to anyone who could benefit from it. Please email us if you would like a form! Xx

This month is Disability History Month! The Liverpool Hope Students' Union has organised loads of events for this month! On the 15th of December at 4pm there will be a zoom meeting held, to celebrate DHM! There will be a very important guest speaker and plenty of interesting discussion! Please get in touch of you would like the zoom link! There is also a creative competition going on which ends on the 13th with some fabulous prizes! xx

Call for Participants - is looking for employers to respond to this short questionnaire to help develop the accessible CV programme:

https://lhubos.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/accessible-cv-questionnaire-final

Please can everyone share!!!!!

Accessible CV Questionnaire (copy) Online survey BOS

All set up!! 🥰

We are at the Freshers fair today, between 11 and 4! If there are any questions or you want to know a bit more about us, please pop down and say hi! Hopefully see you there! ☺️

Hello everyone, we have just launched our new insta page, please give us a follow: https://instagram.com/lhopedss?igshid=155g0opgy0kgj

Hi, we hope you have all had a fab Easter holidays, even if it's been super busy! We have had a meeting today to go over the plan for the next few weeks, meeting info coming soon! Hopefully we will see you all soon! In the meantime if you have any questions around access or our society please do not hesitate to get in touch! 💗

Hi, a project has been recentally launched called "Disability Activism in Europe: Young Disabled Activist's Views and Experiences" which is exploring understandings of disability activism, politics, and the resistance practices of young disabled activists across Europe.

Currently, there is an open, online survey exploring young disabled people’s opportunities and challenges to participating in disability activism across Europe, as well as understand the importance of disabled people's social movements.

Please see below for the survey:

https://disabilityactivism.leeds.ac.uk/getting-involved-in-the-research-2/survey-disability-activism-in-europe/

To take part in the survey, respondents will:
– need to be within the age range of 18 to 35;
– identify as a disabled person;
– currently live in a European country (EU or beyond);
– have experience or an interest in disability activism.

If this is something you are interested in please fill in the survey :)

Thanks! xx

Survey – Disability Activism in Europe : Disability Activism in Europe English Easy Read – https://disabilityactivism.leeds.ac.uk/getting-involved-in-the-research-2/survey-disability-activism-in-europe/online-survey-participant-information-materials/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CMPlznwge8x/?igshid=grxcdyhehw2l

Voting is closing tomorrow at 9PM, so make sure you get voting tonight or tomorrow! Go check out society member Stephanie's Insta Reels to learn about some of the issues she's campaigning for in her manifesto, and check the student union website for the manifestos of other candidates. You can vote using the link in the email you were sent by the SU on Monday. There's lots of great candidates, our members Stephanie and Melissa included, so go check out their manifestos and make an informed choice! Only 10% of students have voted so far and that is just not representative of the entire study body, so make sure you vote and get your voice heard so the candidate who will represent you best ends up in office next year!!!!

stephanie.4.vp on Instagram: Go VOTE and make YOUR VOICE heard! Mark me as your #1 choice for VP Welfare & Community @liverpoolhopeuk ! Check your Hope student email… uni.memess • Original Audio

Hi, please don't forget the SU are currently holding voting for the new president and VP positions for next year! Both Stephanie and Melissa (please see below posts for their manifestos) are going for the VP positions! Chloe Davies is running for the president position.. all of which have fab manifestos.. please look through the options and vote before Friday! Thanks!

As today is international women's day and March is Women's History Month, we will be discussing on Wednesday (2-3pm) how Disabled Women are presented in our culture! Please message for the link and any questions!

Please see below for a fab post by Sophie Butler on this subject!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHz3hysle2/?igshid=3srqlkgkc3q6&fbclid=IwAR1-NY7dd8mnfSJoiuVGvhVz3Y-qnf1EhztRc00INGVIP1pAgW6-glNrKuY

Another of our members is running for the VP of welfare & community, please see below for Melissas manifesto:

As a third year Childhood and Youth with Social Policy student, the mental and physical well-being of my fellow students is extremely important to me.
If successful, my main aim is to ensure students are supported in all areas within the University.
I wish to work closely with the University and focus my attention on developing and improving Mental Health services on campus, by reducing issues around access and waiting times.
I want to make it easier for students to access Sexual Health Clinics and receive the appropriate support and guidance. I want to introduce workshops and/or training for consent for all students, especially freshers. I will continue to tackle the problem with period poverty within the University.
I aim to continue running the Nightline service, I plan to work closely with the team to support the service and help them expand it.
I also aim to work alongside Liverpool Student homes and support students with all their needs regarding housing.
I will also work alongside local charities within the Merseyside area to support the students of hope and continue to build the relationships with these organisations.
Most of all, I want to build a rapport with students which will allow them to comfortably approach me with either positive or negative feedback or any ideas they may have to improve their experiences. I want to work with students as part of a team!

For further information, please email Melissa at [email protected].

One of our members, Stephanie Trujillo, is running for Liverpool Hope's Vice President for Welfare & Community position! She is hoping to develop a community spirit of inclusion, create awareness campaigns and many other things!

More information can be found on Stephanie's instagram page .4.vp

Hi! Just a quick reminder that we are chatting to Dr Laura Waite this afternoon at 3:30pm! It will hopefully be a really interesting chat around mental health and mad studies! Hope to see you there! Xx

Hi, just a reminder we are currently holding a colouring competition! It's free to enter and there is a prize to win!! Drop us a message if you haven't got access to the link! Here are a few we have received so far! Xx

During the first week of February it's childrens mental health awareness week! Many of Liverpool hopes students have children and are juggling uni work and home schooling! These are a few resources that may be helpful! Xx

For children's mental health awareness week 💗

Hi! Just a reminder that we have a meeting today at 2pm! We will be discussing mental health. If anyone needs the meeting details, please don't hesitate to message us 😊 see you then! Xx

As promised, we are going to be holding a colouring competition! Since our theme for the upcoming weeks is mental health, we have decided on a picture of the characters of Winnie the Pooh, as they have sometimes been considered as embodiments of certain mental illnesses. It is available both to print and colour online - your choice. Whatever you decide, send us a picture of the completed colouring by Monday 8th of February, and that week we shall post them on social media and we will announce the winner on the following Monday the 15th February. The winner will be presented with a copy of the first book we are going to read for our upcoming Bookclub, which we can reveal will be Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig! We will contact the winner to arrange the receipt of their prize. The competition is entirely optional, it's just meant to be a bit of fun to take away a bit from the stress of uni, but no worries if colouring is not your thing. I hope some of you will join us! Here's the link to the colouring: http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/pooh-rabbit-owl-tigger-roo-and-eeyore?fbclid=IwAR19J5TyibVq57Gww9I7l2CIDPSaCsgL2GjtiTDX2Ywui0hymQf4YoA-Blg

Good luck!!

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Hello everyone! This is the schedule for the meetings that will take place in January and February. If you enquire more information, please feel free to contact us!

Dr Ella Houston whose interests lie within feminist disability studies joined us on the 9th December to discuss the evolution of the Disability Studies Society which is based on Liverpool Hope University and of which she was the founder, her current research interests and her future plans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_tvKnrYFc&feature=youtu.be

Dr Ella Houston Dr Ella Houston whose interests lie within feminist disability studies joined us on the 9th December to discuss the evolution of the Disability Studies Socie...