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 Im running for disabled students rep, and im filling in my nomination form. these are the questions and these are my answers. any thoughts or help?

 

WHAT EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS WILL I BRING TO THE ROLE: (This could be through your course, part time or voluntary work and/or involvement in the Union, e.g. clubs, societies, volunteering, student rep, etc)200 WORD LIMIT

I am currently studying education and disability studies. This course has quite simply been a revelation to me. It has transformed my thinking around disability. I want to share what I have learnt with other disabled students.

I have been in higher education and trying to get a degree for nearly ten years. I have experienced both good and bad practice and I understand and appreciate what a struggle it is to be a disabled student.

The reason I am doing my degree is because I want to be the change I wish to see in the world. This year I have gone on a protest against disability cuts and I am sitting on union council as a faculty rep. I am also setting up an online student community to help disabled students feel less isolated.

I love to listen and advocate for disabled students. I have been involved in peer mentoring disabled students.

IN THIS ROLE I WILL ACHIEVE FOR STUDENTS (This is explaining what positive change you plan to bring for students)200 WORD LIMIT

Disabed students rep

I want to activate and empower disabled students.

The way i intend to do this is:

-       Initiate a disabled students rep system for each faculty to ensure that students have a voice on campus with any disability related academic concerns.

-       Publicity and awareness campaigns to ensure that disabled students know who they are and what their rights to DSA, benefits, and disabled students support are.

-       Hold workshops for everyone in the above group so that disabled students can become informed and empowered

-       To have/ continue to build on the disabled students intranet forum so that we can communicate with each other.

-       To build communication links between disabled students and the disability team through a similar style as the student rep system of semester meetings.

-       To empower and activate Hallam to recognise that disability and disabled people don’t solely exist in a wheelchair and to educate them with some different perspectives on disability.

-       To have a disability awareness day/ disability history day.

I am solution focused. I don’t like to think of things as problems, but as something to find a solution for.