Disability Awareness Week.

04 - 10 February

Disability Awareness Week is a campaign dedicated to empowering all students at Royal Holloway to learn about the challenges of having a disability at university, especially invisible illnesses. Stand together with the Disabled Students’ Network and the College’s Disability & Dyslexia Services (DDS) to be supportive allies to the disabled community at Royal Holloway.

Events

Invisible Illnesses vs Visible Disabilities: Panel Discussion: 4 February; Shilling 004; Engaging people in an honest and friendly conversation about different disabilities.

Disabled Staff/Student Network Social ft. Interactive Seminar: 5 February; Shilling Lecture Theatre; An interactive seminar about disability in academia and how to be better allies.

'What Is Disability Awareness Week?' EWD Stand: 6 February; Emily Wilding Davison; Stand for students to meet their SU Disabled Students' Rep and find out about Disability Awareness Week.

'What Is Disability Awareness Week?' Sports Centre Stand: 6 February; Sports Centre; Stand for students to meet their SU Disabled Students' Rep and find out about Disability Awareness Week

Understanding Autism and Mental Health: 6 February; Moore Auditorium; Mental Health Network lecture series: Dr Eilidh Cage discusses the links between autism and mental health.

Medicine Live: Disabled Students' Network Social: 8 February; Medicine; Disabled Students' Network host their first social event of Term 2 in a strobe free and epilepsy safe environment!

Disability Sports Day: 9 February; Sports Centre; A variety of disability sports will be hosted at the Sports Centre for students to sign up to as groups and participate in!

News

Blog: Disability Awareness Week

Fri 01 Feb 2019

Taking place from 4-10 February, find out more about our collaborative campaign led by the Disabled Students’ Network and the Disability & Dyslexia Services (DDS).

Blog: Disability Sports Day

Thu 31 Jan 2019

Your VP Sport, Dom Brown, tells us all about how the Students' Union is fighting for inclusiveness in sport with Disability Awareness Week!