@theADRC

The Accessibility & Disability Resource Centre (ADRC): a service for current and prospective students at Cambridge University

 Student Services Ct, Cambridge
disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/
Joined October 2010
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18-24 March is Neurodiversity Celebration Week! If you'd like to learn more about Neurodiversity, see the webpage below for a calendar of events: neurodiversityweek.com/
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Celebrating UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities: an important occasion to recognize and appreciate the diverse talents and abilities of disabled individuals worldwide. You can do anything you put your mind to, it’s just finding the way that works for you.
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bbc.co.uk/newsround/67578219 #IDPD #DisabilityDay
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📢 Big news!! 📢 Make sure your voice is heard in the first ever Annual Disabled Student Survey. Designed by and for #disabledstudents, this survey aims to create a clear picture of accessibility in HE. 👉 bit.ly/disabledstudentsurvey #Inclusion #Disability #Students
Graphic with a diverse range of students at the bottom. The Disabled Students UK logo sits at the top. Text reads: "Make history and have your voice heard in the first Annual Disabled Student Survey! You do not need to have a diagnosis in order to fill in the survey. Disabilities include long term conditions such as chronic illnesses, mental health conditions and neurodiversity.”

ALT Graphic with a diverse range of students at the bottom. The Disabled Students UK logo sits at the top. Text reads: "Make history and have your voice heard in the first Annual Disabled Student Survey! You do not need to have a diagnosis in order to fill in the survey. Disabilities include long term conditions such as chronic illnesses, mental health conditions and neurodiversity.”

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Our June newsletter was sent this morning to students registered with our service. You can read a copy here 👇 disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/f…
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The @theADRC Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture is now online! It's called "Widening Access to Higher Education with Lecture Recordings" and is a really interesting watch! youtube.com/watch?v=DjwHsO2a…

Kirsty Wayland Lecture 2023

Dr Emily Nordmann. Widening access to higher education with lecture...

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Dr @EmilyNordmann of @UofGlasgow will speak about widening access to higher education through lecture recordings at @theADRC Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture. 📆 Wed 19 April, 5.15pm - 6.30pm 📍 Palmerston Room, Fisher Building, @StJohnsCam Free event, open to all 👇

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In a few weeks' time, @theADRC are having their Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture on lecture recordings. @SU_AEPUG and I will also be speaking! Book here: kirsty-wayland-memorial-disa… St John's access info: joh.cam.ac.uk/access-guide
There is a picture of Dr Emily Nordmann in the centre of the image. The top of the image has the logos of the Cambridge Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre and Cambridge EDI. The image text says: The Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture: Widening Access to Higher Education with Lecture Recordings. Dr Emily Nordmann. Wednesday, 19th April, St John's College, Palmerston Room, Fisher Building. Doors open at 4.45pm. Lecture & Q&A 5.15pm - 6.30pm. Dr Emily Nordmann is a teaching-focused Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director Education for the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow. Her research predominantly focuses on the relationship between technology and learning with a focus on lecture capture and how it can be used as an effective study tool. Link to book place in tweet. If you have any accessibility or BSL requirements please email: disability@admin.cam.ac.uk prior to the event. Thank you.

ALT There is a picture of Dr Emily Nordmann in the centre of the image. The top of the image has the logos of the Cambridge Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre and Cambridge EDI. The image text says: The Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture: Widening Access to Higher Education with Lecture Recordings. Dr Emily Nordmann. Wednesday, 19th April, St John's College, Palmerston Room, Fisher Building. Doors open at 4.45pm. Lecture & Q&A 5.15pm - 6.30pm. Dr Emily Nordmann is a teaching-focused Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director Education for the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow. Her research predominantly focuses on the relationship between technology and learning with a focus on lecture capture and how it can be used as an effective study tool. Link to book place in tweet. If you have any accessibility or BSL requirements please email: [email protected] prior to the event. Thank you.

ADRC@theADRC8 Mar 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture will be held on Wed 19 Apr, 5.15pm @stjohnscam Please find details below. To book a free place 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/kirsty-wa…
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ADRC@theADRC8 Mar 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture will be held on Wed 19 Apr, 5.15pm @stjohnscam Please find details below. To book a free place 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/kirsty-wa…
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Applications are open to the Charlie Bayne Travel Trust for 2023 (close date: 16 May). The trust awards travel grants to students with a physical or sensory impairment who are currently studying in Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni or @AngliaRuskin disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/s…
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We are pleased to announce that the Kirsty Wayland Memorial Disability Lecture will be held on Wed 19 Apr, 5.15pm @stjohnscam Please find details below. To book a free place 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/kirsty-wa…
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We've got three events lined up for #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek, including partnerships with Ambitious about Autism & @theADRC at @Cambridge_Uni. Find out more and book your place at caths.cam.ac.uk/ncw2023 @NCWeek @AmbitiousAutism
Publicity image reading 'We're supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week March 13-19 2023 www.neurodiversityweek.com'

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Tomorrow - 3 December - is the @UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPD The theme this year is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world“ 👇 tinyurl.com/5mtf2hhe
Our December newsletter is available and has been sent to disabled students @Cambridge_Uni It includes a link to the @yourcambridgesu winter holiday activities guide, which may be of particular interest to students who are remaining in Cambridge 👇 disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/f…
Cambridge's @theADRC is committed to supporting disabled students to achieve to their academic potential. Reach out to them for help and advice through disability.admin.cam.ac.uk Students can also get support from @yourcambridgesu's Disabled Students’ Campaign. #ReachOutCambridge
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“There’s no shame or stigma in acknowledging that one might need help.” Christopher Haylock, Head of the University Counselling Service @UCS_cambs, tells us about the help students can get at Cambridge 👇 #ReachOutCambridge bit.ly/3EaUNQo

The therapist encouraging students to reach out

"The ‘one at a time’ model puts the client, in this case students, in the driving seat."

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Our Libraries Accessibility Service works to give you equal access to services and resources, whatever your accessibility needs. Find out more in our LibGuide, 'Cambridge Libraries: accessibility and disability'. loom.ly/oH7sO3g

LibGuides: Cambridge libraries: accessibility & disability: About this guide

A guide to library accessibility services for students

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