Disability History Month is all about raising awareness
of and providing a platform to disabled people and the impact they have had on history. Since the first UK
Disability History Month in 2010, there has been a huge increase in interest and engagement with the month. This
year's national theme is Disability, Life and Death. You can find out more about UK Disability
History Month nationally here.
SUBU creates events and awareness campaigns as part of Disability History Month
which encompasses all members of the Disabilities, Accessibility and Neuro-Diverse Network, as well as
allies to the community.
Nationally Disability History Month runs from 20 November to 20 December this
year. This is to encompass a number of awareness weeks and days related to the Disabled community. It also
straddles two months to help schools have four weeks of term time to have talk about and celebrate Disabled
history.
At SUBU we are planning activity throughout the month of November so you have
plenty of time to get involved before the festive season!
We have been working with your Disabilities, Accessibility and Neuro-Diverse Officer to curate a
programme of events to celebrate, empower and support Disabled students at BU as well as encourage students to
be allies to Disabled students. We have a number of events lined up below for you to get involved in whether you
are disabled yourself or not.
Getting involved couldn't be easier - Just click on the event you are interested in below to find out more
and grab your ticket where needed.
There are a number of ways to be an ally for the Disabled community be it coming
along to events that are open to everyone, donating to charities that help Disabled people or learning through the
various resources on SUBU's Allyship Hub which can be found by clicking the button below!
Allyship Hub
Some useful links
At SUBU, we know that while Disability History Month is a time where the spotlight is on the Disabled
community and their invaluable contributions to history, past and present, it is important to empower and champion
our Disabled students all year round and to be an active ally to them too.
This is where the Disabilities, Accessibility and
Neuro-Diverse Network comes in! Whether you are Disabled, Neuro-Diverse or have access needs or are an ally you can
easily be kept up to date by self-defining with the network below