#removingbarriers
Someone pointing out how awful hotdesking is for neurodiverse people. Only diagnosed people can get their own desk, and they have to disclose to get this...

I truly hate hotdesking.

#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 11:46 AM
We're using the hashtag #removingbarriers
Gatecrashing the Sheffield University 'Removing Barriers' PGR disability & neurodiversity conference.

@katemontaguehellen.bsky.social has put loads of work into helping the conference happen, so it's great to be able to support her.
December 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM
So true! Hotdesking (and massive open plan offices) are one of the worst things to happen to the working environment.

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December 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Keynote speaker at the #RemovingBarriers conference is Jamie Williams from Spectrum First talking about a project about inclusive neurodiverse campuses that he's been working with York StJohns on.
December 6, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Excited to be at the #removingbarriers conference at the University of Sheffield today, discussing support for PhD students on Thriving in Research with Disability, Neurodiversity, SpLDs, Chronic Illness, and Mental Health Conditions
December 6, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Where universities don't support staff to be open about their own neurodiversity, it leaves neurodiverse students unable to see that they can succeed and be supported.

Whether deliberate or not, this is a conversation the uni is entering into.

#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Looking at a new model if inclusive belonging. Shared responsibility framed by continuous dialogue between the students and different levels of the university.
#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:22 AM
“By deepening our commitment to affordability, we are helping to ensure that the brightest minds can join us.”

That’s the future of student access: reducing barriers before students ever step onto campus.

#edusky #highered #studentsuccess #removingbarriers
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May 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
We did a zine workshop as part of the #RemovingBarriers day.
Yesterday lots of people were so impressed with everything I do, but this shows the consequence of not having an off switch 😂

Spilled coffee on the floor.
December 6, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Wanted to avoid "admiring the problem" - foregrounding good practice and looking at what works, sharing and spreading good practice. #RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:10 AM
We'll be joining NACE at a mini-conference on Removing barriers to opportunity and achievement!

📆 Tuesday 23rd June, 9am - 4pm
📌 NACE, Horticulture House, Chilton, Oxfordshire

Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/4uGE3rj

#NACEMiniConference #RemovingBarriers
June 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Project set up an anonymous digital board but also physical postboxes where people could post drawings etc. Lots of posters etc. Around campus. Lots of engagement.

Posters talked about experiences rather than diagnoses e.g. "do you struggle with deadlines"

#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Today we honor #Juneteenth.

A celebration of freedom.
A recognition of resilience.
A reminder that the work toward equity continues.

❤️🖤💚

#EquityInEdu #RemovingBarriers #FreedomDay
June 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
They didn’t drop out. They opted out—until they found programs that worked for them. This study is a wake-up call to how we design, fund, and talk about student pathways.

#edusky #highered #studentsuccess #educationforall #communitycollege #removingbarriers
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
March 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Brilliant to spend time on a development day with Leeds East Secondary. Joyful to see the work they have implemented since our last visit. They are on a mission to ensure every young person reads. Our secondary work is absolutely joyful @AHTMrsD #RemovingBarriers #TogetherWeCan
May 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Being forensic with the data and making sure clear actions are in place for every child not yet through the reading gateway in our drive for Wave 6 schools. Thank you to everyone for your dedication and relentless focus on getting children reading. 📚✨
#RemovingBarriers
March 5, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Happy New Year to all the @waltonhall.bsky.social visitors we gifted flowers to today. Wonderful reactions which warmed so many hearts on a very cold day and gave our gang a great confidence boost to start the year 🎉💐👏🏻

#waltonleafamily #removingbarriers #partnershipworking #wellbeingjourney
January 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Jess and Jake at Eastern Angles shared the changes felt in their organisation by adopting the social model of disability. Reframing their organisational culture into three words.

Grow. Nourish. Wonder.

Thanks Jess and Jake for being apart of our cohort!

#Cohort #antiableism #removingbarriers
June 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Since our Cohort came together at the RSC we’ve had a lot to think about.

Director Amy Leach shared this brilliant thought:

"Removing barriers doesn’t undermine the freedom and privilege to fail. In fact, it makes braver work possible."

#Theatre #RemovingBarriers
Photo by Steffi Njoya
March 5, 2026 at 9:06 AM
On of the core outcomes people wanted to be "talked to, listened to, believed" - a few members of staff who do this can keep students engaged and attending.

But it needs to be more centralised so people don't have to keep advocating for themselves over and over.
#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Jamie talking through some of the outcomes of the project. Lots of simple things like - telling people they're about to test the fire alarms, helping make office more welcoming with lighting etc.

#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Also interviewed people, interviews were centred around participant needs. Pre interview discussion about what would be helpful - breaks, online/offline, prompt cards, types of questions.

#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Jamie taking us through some of the research of his partners on the project. Some interesting work about how autistic children were shown a different way to do school during Covid times, often a way that was much easier to access and take part in.

#RemovingBarriers
December 6, 2024 at 10:18 AM