Election post

Status
Elected
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?

As your disabled students' officers this past year, we've revitalised the network. Coming into this role, we knew we had a tough road ahead, since the network had been all but abandoned the previous year. We knew we'd have to start things back up again from scratch, and we believe we've done an excellent job. In the past year, we've:

  • Held regular events, including collaborations with other networks and societies.
  • Greatly expanded our social media presence & outreach.
  • Created a WhatsApp community to connect disabled students at UCL, which we hope to bring even more students into.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?

This year, our focus has been on rebuilding the community aspect of the network. Now, we'd like to focus on rebuilding the policy aspect of the network. We will work to:

  • Create a Disabled Student's Fund, similar to the one that exists for trans students.
  • Work with the union as planning begins for a new student's union building, to make sure it's as accessible as possible.
  • Support the union's effort to replace the self-certification system for ECs with a 'free pass' system that would make it easier for disabled students, and all students, to get through difficult times.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.

We've been working hard this year to do everything we can for disabled students, and now that we have a year of experience under our belt, we believe that we can do even more if re-elected. We know how hard it can be to get through university with a disability, and we're going to fight for the needs of every disabled student here at UCL.