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Disability and Inclusion Network
The Disability and Inclusion Network is a meeting point for postgraduate students at the University of Sydney who identify with having a disability. Both coursework and HDR students are welcome.
One in 5 Australians live with visible and non-visible disabilities that impact daily activities, studies, communication and/or mobility in various ways, including:
- physical – affects mobility, dexterity; including migraine, endometriosis, EDS, PCOS
- mental illness – anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar and other conditions
- sensory – d/Deaf, hard of hearing, hyperacusis, blind, low vision
- neurological – MS, epilepsy, brain injury, conditions affecting brain and nervous system
- learning – cognitive and intellectual disability, memory, focus, neurodiversity
- immunological – autoimmune, ME/CFS, and other chronic multisystemic conditions.
Disabilities Officer – Gemma Lucy Smart
The Disabilities Officer is responsible for representing students in the Disabilities Network and advocating on their behalf.
I’m Gemma – your SUPRA Disability Equity Officer and your HDR representative on the Disability Inclusion Action Plan Implementation Committee. I’m a PhD researcher and here to do what we can to improve the lives of students with disabilities/disabled students at the University. I run the SUPRA Disability and Inclusion Network as a way of connecting with other students and providing them a space for community and advocacy. I’m passionate about disability inclusion, accessibility, awareness, and activism.
Contact the Disabilties Officer
If you have any queries about the Disabilities Network or would like to raise some issues please contact SUPRA’s Disabilities Officer: disability@supra.usyd.edu.au.
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2025 election for Disabilities Officer
The election for the position of one (1) SUPRA Disabilities Officer for the 2025–26 term will be held from 3pm on Thursday 17 April 2025 (Sydney time) online. Use this zoom meeting link to attend...
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