Staff Disability Network

November 22, 2022

Disabled Student Support at SHU

There are over 7,000 disabled students at Sheffield Hallam University. Which is a considerable proportion of our student population. Some students might not consider themselves Disabled or identify with a label. We provide support and guidance for all disabilities and medical conditions that have lasted or are likely to last, for 12 months or more. Find out what specific support is available.

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October 14, 2022

‘I had been blissfully unaware that my ‘difference’ was even apparent to others’: Neal Marsh discusses growing up with a stammer to spread awareness for ISAD

“He can’t be Joseph; he can’t even speak properly” bellowed Claude Von Buttface. I recoiled in shock. “He can do whatever he wants” exclaimed Mr T. Now, this may sound like the mutant hybrid of a scene from Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The A-Team but it was actually a narrative from the 1985 Oakland County Primary School nativity audition.  Claude Von Buttface’s name has been changed to protect his identity and Mr T was my second-year teacher, real name Mr Turrell (but as we were all A-Team mega fans, he let us call him it).

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