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World Changers Need Access: One Year On ♿️🚨

Today, the SRC has written to the @uofglasgow Principal requesting a clear, public update on what progress has been made – and what still needs to happen.

Read the open letter ➡️ bit.ly/WCNA2025

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Disability History Month This Disability History Month, we’re celebrating Life Beyond the Classroom – highlighting the experiences, achievements, and community of disabled students at the University of Glasgow.

Event details and sign-ups: glasgowunisrc.org/dhm
Join our mailing list for updates throughout the month.

Together, let’s make student life more accessible – for everyone.

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We will be sharing more of these stories over on Instagram, including a summary of each of the barriers we have covered this week ♿️✊

To any students (& staff on behalf of students!) our survey remains open for 1 more week: bit.ly/DHMsurvey24

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With regards to Moodle and the enrolment system @uofglasgow.bsky.social, one student wrote:
"It almost feels as if it is deliberately trying to make everything as difficult as possible."

Is this the experience we want for any student, including disabled students?

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One student described their difficulty in navigating the newly redesigned MyCampus portal which students must use daily to find their emails, support, timetable and more 💻

#WorldChangersNeedAccess @uofgtransform.bsky.social

This image uses a student quote and a photo of a map app to demonstrate the challenges of inaccessible digital tools at the University of Glasgow during Disability History Month. Left side: A blue box with white text features a student's quote: "The map on UofG Life is useless, it doesn't incorporate local landmarks or have a thing that shows the user what direction they are facing, so I feel like I need a compass to be able to use it. The use of little boxes to depict buildings that are the same colour as the background is problematic for sight impaired students, like me." Below the box is the hashtag "#WorldChangersNeedAccess". Right side: A photograph shows a hand holding a smartphone displaying a map with a blue route marked on it. The background is an out-of-focus autumnal scene with a path and trees. Bottom right corner: The text "Disability History Month" is displayed with a small logo next to it.

However, it's not just lecture recordings that are creating barriers for @uofglasgow.bsky.social students.

They also reported issues around the University's other digital systems, such as the UofG Life App, Moodle, My Campus and more 📲♿️

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Students also told us that closed captioning would have a hugely positive benefit for them, both online and in person where possible.

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One student shared this story around their struggle to keep up with their course due to their lecture recordings being released late in the term.

This is not an isolated incident - many of the other responses reflect this story.

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The image is a banner promoting Disability History Month. It features the following: Text: "World Changers Need Access" in large white font against a blue background. Below it, in smaller font, is "Disability History Month" with a small logo next to it. QR Code: In the bottom right corner, there's a QR code. Icons: The background is filled with small white icons representing various disabilities and accessibility symbols (e.g., wheelchair, sign language, blind person, etc.).

This will be our final day (for now) of sharing the shocking barriers disabled students face @uofglasgow.bsky.social ♿️

All responses were submitted anonymously through our #WorldChangersNeedAccess survey. Our intention is to share these widely & raise awareness of the issues.

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We Need Access = @glasgowunisrc See Instagram 'We Need Access' highlights from Glasgow University SRC (@glasgowunisrc)

We are back again today sharing the frustrations of @uofglasgow.bsky.social disabled students for our #WorldChangersNeedAccess campaign.

Follow our Instagram story to learn about the barriers students face to accessing resources vital to their education ♿️📚

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This image features a blue graphic with white text that reads, "There is a general lack of awareness and consideration among large parts of the student body towards people who need access to things like accessible bathrooms and lifts and in some cases the attitude has been quite unsympathetic." The background of the graphic is filled with various icons representing accessibility and disability, such as wheelchairs, crutches, and sign language hands. The phrase "Disability History Month" and the "SRC" logo are included in the bottom right corner. The hashtag "#WorldChangersNeedAccess" is displayed prominently at the bottom.

One student also had this to say on the generally unsympathetic attitude levelled at students with disabilities.

Is this the environment we want @uofgsocsci.bsky.social ? 🤔

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This image features a graphic with text overlaid on a photo of the University of Glasgow. The graphic contains a quote: "There's quite a 'one size fits all' attitude to disability and there isn't a lot of nuance in the university's handling." The photo shows a prominent tower of the university against a cloudy sky. The phrase "Disability History Month" and the "SRC" logo are included in the bottom right corner.

Many students @uofglasgow.bsky.social were concerned about the overall attitude displayed to students with disabilities, by the University, its services, staff and from other students too 👎

Sound familiar? Share your story ➡️ bit.ly/DHMsurvey24

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This image uses a graphic with text overlaid on a photo. The graphic states, "The University of Glasgow has over 38,000 students, and not a single sensory room on campus. #WorldChangersNeedAccess" The photo depicts a comfortable living room scene, featuring a white sofa adorned with pink and teal cushions, a vibrant floral rug, and a painting of pink flowers. This juxtaposition highlights the lack of sensory rooms despite the university's size. The phrase "Disability History Month" and the "SRC" logo are included in the bottom right corner.

Did you know, @uofglasgow.bsky.social does not have a single sensory room for its population of over 38,000 students? ♿️

Many students wrote into our #WorldChangersNeedAccess survey to say what a barrier this is for them engaging with campus life.

#disability #rights #activism

The image shows a blue banner with white text that reads: "With services in the Uni it very much feels like they're just ticking boxes to say 'yeah we offer help to students'. Nothing feels catered to us, it feels like there's a requirement to have these services and there's no deeper look into what more they could be providing." The banner also includes the hashtags #WorldChangersNeedAccess and mentions Disability History Month. It's decorated with small white icons representing various disabilities.

Today we continued sharing the stories of disabled students @uofglasgow.bsky.social for our #WorldChangersNeedAccess campaign - tune into our Instagram story to learn about the shocking barriers to social accessibility on campus ♿️✊ #disability #activism #rights

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An image with a blue background and white disability icons. There is overlaid text in a blue box that reads, "For many disabled people there has already been a barrier to higher education they shouldn't have to face physical barriers to actually get into class as well." In the bottom left corner is the hashtag "#WorldChangersNeedAccess". In the bottom right corner is the text "Disability History Month" and the letters "src".

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"For many disabled people there has already been a barrier to higher education they shouldn't have to face physical barriers to actually get into class as well."

We will be sharing more stories all week. Follow on our IG for more - link below

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A photo of a set of double doors with a small accessibility ramp leading up to them. The doors have a large push handle and a sticker that reads "This door can be heavy". There is overlaid text in a blue box that reads "Automatic doors in the JMS often won't open with student card, therefore have to push manual heavy turning door." and "The front automatic doors in the JMS don't always work. JMS doors are also shut after 6pm, with the only entrance putting disabled people at a disadvantage." In the bottom left corner is the hashtag "#WorldChangersNeedAccess". In the bottom right corner is the text "Disability History Month" and the letters "src".

Lifts, doors, ramps and stairs all over campus were mentioned in submissions sent to us by disabled students.

What will it take to address the inaccessibility of many of our campus buildings? @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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Submit your own experiences to our survey: bit.ly/DHMsurvey24

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UofG claims to be a world-leading university, but how can we be "World Changers" when disabled students are excluded and unsupported?

Tune in all week as we share more stories and ask you to share your own. Share this video and use #WorldChangersNeedAccess to show your support!

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World Changers Need Access: @uofglasgow.bsky.social Must Do Better For Its Disabled Students ♿️✊

We asked students to share their experiences about accessibility. This week, we're exposing the reality of ableism & inaccessibility on campus.

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