#disabledstudents

[heenabled]

New episodes of HEnabled are out! Sometimes marketing with a disability can be tough so excuse the VERY belated post 😅 The following episodes are now out:

Pad's Story: Navigating university with a new ASD diagnosis.

Sam's Burning Questions: My friend Sam does not have any disabilities but wanted to learn more about disability in a judgement-free environment; I gave him a platform to do so in this episode.

Marie-France's Story: Getting reasobable adjustments in both university and internships with a late ADHD diagnosis.

You can listen to the show on Spotify here or wherever you get your podcasts! I would love to know what you think. A new episode will be out this Sunday!

[imlivingwithcfsme]

UK Disabled Students and access to healthcare

I was wondering if anyone else has been struggling to access to healthcare (e.g/ prescriptions, doctors appointments, Covid vaccine, etc) as a result of being a student. 

Throughout my studies, whenever I moved between my term time and home address, I found it difficult to get hold of my medication, which has led to lots of  111 calls to get emergency prescription (and then a lecture when it wasn't my fault). I have also missed hospital appointments due to letters being sent to incorrect addresses, and delayed treatment due to referal issues because I am a student. 

Most recently, I have struggled to get hold of the vaccine in my home address (I have been advised and have been shielding, and received confirmation that I can now get my first dose) as they cannot transfer records, which means that I do not appear on their system a eligible. This means I now have to travel several hours for a vaccine where my uni is, which will negatively impact my CFS. 

Due to the number of disabled students there are, I’m pretty certain I am not the only one going through this, but I was just wondering if anyone else is/has gone through this. 

[northforkmary]

Huge controversy over a group of special needs students who visited a local farm stand in Cutchogue, NY

[thisisabledprivilege-blog]

#76

Abled privilege is...being kicked out of an interpreting program because you failed your classes or because you commit a crime or some other legitimate reason, and not because you use a wheelchair. Abled privilege is...a school department being comfortable enough in their own abled skin to be upfront about the fact that was the real reason.