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Features

Stirling Student Receives Scotland’s Prestigious 30 Under 30 Award

November 1, 2025November 2, 2025

A University of Stirling student and disability advocate, Melissa Cassidy, has been named on the Young Women’s Movement annual 30 under 30 campaign.…

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Comment/Opinion

Stirling University could do with some dots

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

The University of Stirling has an accessibility and inclusion department with an excellent reputation, but still, the campus features almost no braille signage, rendering me functionally illiterate here.…

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Comment

Reasonably Adjusted – Navigating Disabilities in Job Interviews

October 9, 2024October 10, 2024

If employers have a problem with your requirements, then they are the issue, it is not up to you to lower yourself and minimize the issue just to get into employment.…

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Features

Our campus needs more, says DSAS: Helping a community thrive

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

Brig sat down with Melissa Rodgers, president of the Disabled Students Association (DSAS), to talk about accessibility, community, and the trials of voice recognition with a Scottish accent.…

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Film & TV

Channel 4 announces plan to “strengthen the portrayal of disabled people” on TV

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

The broadcaster hopes the plan will "take the inclusion of disabled people in our content to a different level."…

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News

Freshers raises accessibility concerns for union

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

The Students’ Union comes under fire after Freshers’ Week events fail to meet the needs of disabled and neurodivergent students.…

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Features/University

Brig speaks to disabled students at Stirling

March 13, 2018March 15, 2018

Brig spoke to three disabled students to ask them about their experiences studying at the university and the support that they receive, particularly through Student Services Hub.…

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