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Sheffield Hallam holds Asperger syndrome conference
Monday 30 June 2008 04/06/2008
Lobby your MP on abortion rights 08/05/2008
Win a guide to accessible britain
Accessible britain guide launched 07/05/2008
Working with HIV positive students
A pilot mentoring project 30/04/2008
Our new series on the lives of disabled students 10/03/2008
Feed back on barriers to social space and facilities for Disabled Students 23/07/2007
Are you a Deaf/Disabled person or have a long term health condition?
Did you want to become a doctor? 23/07/2007
Government minister pays tribute to NUS Disabled Students’ campaigning 06/07/2007
New guidance for Post-16 Education sector on disability
Key guidance for the post-16 education sector has just been launched - aimed at reducing inequalities experienced by disabled students. 05/07/2007
Announcement on Disabled Students Allowance 05/07/2007
Mental Health Foundation website resources
Guidance on maintaining friendships 12/04/2007
An outline of the first priority campaign of the Disabled Students’ Campaign for this year. 30/10/2006
Wanted - Disabled Students Allowance in Further Education!
Disabled Students’ Priority Campaign 2 30/10/2006
Disabled Students' third and final priority campaign for this year. 30/10/2006
In March 2006 the Students' Union at DMU asked that Sian Davies the NUS Students with Disabilities Officer to undertake a disability audit at their Students’ Union. This report is the background of the audit. 28/06/2006
Campaign for a Better Mental Health Act
NUS would like to get its members actively involved in campaigning against the proposed Mental Health Bill. 05/03/2006
The NUS SWD Campaign is supporting Radar in gettign disabled students to speak to their MPs bu supporting their MP Dialogue scheme. 29/01/2006
NUS SWD Campaign is proud to launch the Love Is Postcards as part of the Don’t Diss my Ability Campaign. 16/01/2006
The Disability Equality Duty affects all public bodies from local councils to government departments, from universities to hospitals. 14/12/2005
The NUS SWD Campaign is proud to be in partnership with the Time to Get Equal Campaign on the issue of disabled people and transport. 13/12/2005
A key aim for the ODI (which will report annually to the Prime Minister) will be to improve support and incentives for disabled people to get into and stay in employment. 12/12/2005
Disability Equality Duty or the DDA Part 5
New laws from December 2006 will place a duty on public bodies to promote disability equali 27/11/2005
Martin Jermyn, Equal Opportunities Officer, Nottingham University Students’ Union writes why he went to the NUS SWD Sports Day, what he learnt and what actions his Union are taking after attending the event. 22/11/2005
NUS SWD Campaign is encouraging SUs to run SWD Sports Campaigns. To find out what Teeside Students' Union did and to hear the presentation that Rachel Shakespeare made at SWD Sports day and to see some photos click here. 17/11/2005
Campaign Newsletter November 2005
There is lots going on in the NUS SWD Campaign at the moment so hopefully this newsletter will let you know more and also some of the key dates and activities that are coming up. 13/11/2005
Cerebral palsy and disability sport
A speech by Adam Hyland 13/11/2005
Powerpoint presentations 13/11/2005
A speech by Jenny Matheson 13/11/2005
Sport for people with disabilities
Download this briefing 10/11/2005
A briefing 08/11/2005
This briefing aims to give you an overview of what the issues are surrounding the area of Assisted Dying 03/10/2005
There are more disabled people in colleges and universities than ever, but many still struggle to get the support they need 03/10/2005
Reintroduced this parliament after it failed to make it through before dissolution, the Equality Bill will create a single equality and human rights body. 03/10/2005
Download these great SWD resources 03/10/2005
Summary and photos 25/09/2005
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On 15th September Martin Ball of the Mental Health Alliance spoke at a National Union of Students Mental Health Training Day 25/09/2005
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A pioneering new website has been launched this week to help students across the country who are battling with depression. 25/09/2005
Can you help make a difference to Scope?
We need open-minded people, interested in having advisory input during the development stages of our marketing and communications materials. 11/09/2005
Sex education is widely believed to be a key part of young people’s schooling and a vital part of establishing a healthy sexual identity. 08/09/2005
Nirav Shah is taking the British High Commission to the High Court in England for discriminating against him on the basis of disability. 08/09/2005
Disabled postgrads often face unnecessary barriers to progress
Premia website, the world's first resource aimed at supporting disabled postgraduate research students, is due to be launched this week. 08/09/2005
New term brings better access for disabled student
Thousands of disabled students will have new rights to better access on university and further education campuses under new laws in force from Thursday 1st September. 06/09/2005
Britain's jubilance following the winning 2012 Olympic bid has been superseded by calls from disability sports organisations for resources to help develop the next generation of Paralympians. 05/09/2005
We're after students with any kind of disability who can write in a lively, quirky, opinionated way. 23/08/2005
This is a story from BBC- Ouch- the disability web site. 22/08/2005
The Free2Pee campaign was very successful last year but this year we want to go one step further. 16/08/2005
A news story that is from Disability Rights Commission 15/08/2005
Liberty - London disability rights festival
Trafalgar Square, Saturday 3 September 2005 12/08/2005
Debenhams becomes first prosecution under disability access law
Debenhams will become the first retailer to be prosecuted under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) for failing to improve physical access to goods and services within its Derby store, the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) revealed today. 01/08/2005
Worries about Mental Health Bill
Campaigners say they are still "deeply worried" about parts of the draft Mental Health Bill, despite a series of government concessions. 29/07/2005
Incapacity Benefit inquiry launched
A parliamentary committee launched a major inquiry into the reform of Incapacity Benefit (IB) and the Pathways to Work scheme as DN went to press. 29/07/2005
September 15 2005, Manchester 28/07/2005
Has anyone asked young disabled people what they want?
The DRC called for a grounded debate based on up to date data on the real experiences of disabled children. 28/07/2005
Disability Discrimination Bill passed April 2005
In April 2005 the government passed the disability discrimination bill, which the NUS SWD Campaign lobbied, successful for with its Love Is Campaign 28/07/2005
SWD Campaign Newsletter Summer 2005
This newsletter will let you know about the new NUS SWD campaigns and other things that are happening. 27/07/2005
The DRC is consulting on important changes to the Disability Discrimination Act affecting the provision and use of transport vehicles. 14/07/2005
The DRC has launched an accessible DVD version of its award-winning short film 'Talk'. 14/07/2005
The Disability Rights Commission has launched a major initiative 14/07/2005
DDA 2005: public sector conference
September 22, London 14/07/2005
Skill launches new student information project
Skill has launched an exciting new initiative to develop our Information Service to reach younger people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. 14/07/2005
Accessibility in Students' Union Venues
Download this powerpoint presentation to learn about Accessibility issues in your students' union. 20/06/2005
For www.bbc.co.uk/ouch 26/04/2005
Are disabled people still polls apart?
Scope, the leading disability organisation, is asking voters to spare two minutes when they vote in the next General Election, to survey the accessibility of their polling station. 21/04/2005
The career development programme for disabled people of graduate calibre 17/02/2005
Mental Health Rally- January 31st & Mental Health Candlelight Vigil- February 2nd 18/01/2005
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On Friday 3 December it is International Disabled Day. NUS SWD Campaign would encourage that Students' Unions run campaigns or events around this date. 25/11/2004
Why have a SWD campaign, officer or group and how to put one in place. 15/10/2004
Within NUS we subscribe to the Social Model of Disability, which maintains that society and attitudes are the problem, and that the problem does not lie with the disabled. 15/10/2004
Introduction to the NUS SWD Campaign
What is the Students With Disabilities Campaign? 15/10/2004
The NUS Students With Disabilities Campaign has written this briefing to look at the issue of disability etiquette. 15/10/2004
Developing a student union policy
Challenging Stigma & Ensuring Equality: Developing a student union policy for students with disabilities 15/10/2004
Challenging Stigma & Ensuring Equality: Guide to Disability Discrimination Act Implications October 2004 15/10/2004
Challenging Stigma & Ensuring Equality: In Elections 15/10/2004
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