HE Enabled: The Disability at Uni* Podcast

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Sarah talks about her experiences as a disabled person with relatively late diagnoses of dyspraxia and ADHD. We discuss her research about the (less than ideal) representation of disabled students in architecture school, and the barriers that she faced while having her needs met at university.

Find out more about Daniel's Disability History Month event on the 4th of December 2025. It's fully hybrid (and I will also be speaking!): https://www.qmsu.org/event/21589/

In this episode, Daniel shares his positive experiences of starting university in the pandemic, founding the society for Neurodivergent and Disabled Students (SANDS) at QMUL, and helping other neurodivergent/ disabled students through their academic lives. There's also plenty of talk about trains!

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In this episode, Luisa shares how definitions of disability can vary across cultures. This, alongside a lack of information about the Equality Act 2010, caused significant barriers to her receiving support at university for depression and generalised anxiety disorder.

Luisa and Cath also discuss the founding of the Neurodiversity Architecture Network, how personal identity conflicts can exacerbate depression, and how important community can be as an international student in a new country.

Cath thought that talking about budgeting was important but too boring. They tell you what they did to get free/cheap food and drink, nights out, and reduce their bike servicing fees while at university. Learn how to make your money go further without having to live like a monk!

Steph talks about their struggles receiving student support for Chrons, as well as how their neurodivergence impacted their symptoms while at university. Steph's PhD work in gamifying online studies is also discussed, alongside their freelance role in making video games more cognitively accessible for all.

Cath celebrates HEnabled's first birthday by announcing the Patreon and openness to sponsorship. They then share the finale of their story that started one year ago (spoiler: it got worse).

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Sophie talks about her experience as a wheelchair user at York, including during her graduation. Her role as the Policy and Fundraising Director for Disabled Students UK is also discussed! We also touch on self-advocacy, how we can improve student experience, and finding adaptive sports while at university.

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Fay and Cath have an in-depth discussion about how Fay adjusted her time at university while recovering from an eating disorder and managing borderline personality and depersonalization disorders. She also completed her degree while struggling to type due to an injury that reduced mobility in both of her hands.

CW: Please note that this episode will contain mentions of anorexia and extreme anxiety.

Toby walks me through how an upper-limb difference shaped his educational career through reasonable adjustments, the power of his support network, and how gaming can be made more accessible for those in the disabled community and beyond.

Though not mentioned in the episode, Reach is a charity for children and young people with an upper limb difference, which is close to Toby's heart. Find more about Reach by visiting their website here.

Murrin discusses her experiences as a mature student at college and university. We also touch on accessibility for internships, eco-ableism, and Murrin's work as the former EDI officer at Queen Margaret University.