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Mental Health and Disability Awareness Week Booklet
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Mental
Health and
Disability
Awareness
Week
2
Contents
Campaign Information …………………3
What is a disability……………………...4
Harmful phrases………………………..5
Discussion point………………………..6
Who to speak to………………………..7
3
Campaign Aims
This campaign aims to raise awareness about groups normally stig-
matised in everyday life. All statistics and facts are important about
groups of people who have disabilities that result in discrimination.
This campaign wants to go further than bringing these facts to the
forefront by hopefully making Butlerites more aware of stigma and
discrimination and ensuring that we are an even more inclusive col-
lege.
This week:
Monday - Pop-in with information on the counselling service
12-1pm JCR Lounge
Tuesday - Welfare at Mentor Night
Welfare Discussion: “Should we regard mental health problems as
illnesses?” Tea and biscuits provided
7pm JCR Lounge
Wednesday - Coffee and a chat with welfare
5pm 14 Mount Joy Crescent
Thursday - Pop-in with information on the disability service
3-4pm JCR Lounge
Welfare at Mentor Night
Friday - Welfare Discussion: “Is an individual disabled or does
society disable individuals?” Tea and biscuits provided
6:30pm JCR Lounge
Saturday - Sitting Volleyball Session
8-9pm Howlands
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What is a disability?
You are disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a
physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and
‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily
activities.
Durham University Disability Service will provide support to
students whose university experience is impacted by:
• a recognised disability
• a specific learning difficulty
• a medical condition
• or a mental health problem.
A disability is recognised through medical systems, however, in
everyday lives can be distorted to mean something
fundamentally negative. This preconception is dangerous and
leads to stigma towards those who face problems due to their
disabilities.
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Special
Insane Invalid
Retarded
Subnormal Unable
Freak
5
Sometimes things that are said are careless and will affect
people without us realising.
I would rather die
than write that essay I can’t spell, most be
dyslexic or something
She was so mentally
unstable
You could tell they
were just “special”
Pretty sure they are
bipolar their mood is
so unpredictable
He’s just crazy
Anyone with mental
problems just wants
attention
My old teacher was
such a psycho
I feel anorexic today
6
Society’s problem
Is an individual disabled or does society disable
individuals?
The answer will be completely subjective as we all have
different views to the way society should and does function.
This is not intended to be an essay, rather just food for thought.
Yes, the individual has the impairment that affects their
everyday lives. Some believe that therefore to address any
problems they face we need to look at the individual.
But, (and it’s a big but) does society do all it should to help the
individual?
So many areas of life are not ‘designed’ for those different to
the norm which further stigmatises those who already have
problems. For example, the ease of access to buildings for
wheelchair users, the perception of the mentally unwell as
crazy and unstable.
Come and discuss this topic with
Welfare Comm 6:30 Friday 30th.
7
Who to speak to:
If you are worried about yourself or any other student
there are many people you can speak to. No problem
is too small to
discuss.
1) The Welfare Team
07902 292 931
2) Resident Tutors
07599 817 889
3) Nightline
01913 346 444
4) Student Support at Butler*
5) Counselling Service
0191 334 2200
6) Disability Service
0789 504 2483
*First point of call for academic concerns
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