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Like an increasing number of women, I had a late diagnosis of (combined type) ADHD and, in fact, it never occurred to me that it was even a possibility. It wasn’t until I was researching screening questionnaires online for my daughter, that I began to relate to some of the…
Sometimes, when I leave for work in the morning, I feel a sense of unease. I’ll double-check the lock, three times if need be. I’ll check my bag for a laptop charger, which I know is already packed. Have I missed a bin day? Have I turned off the lights?…
There was something I could never understand as I stood in the playground during lunchtime at primary school… why is everyone happy? Why do I not feel like that?
To everyone I seemed like a fairly typical girl with a good friend group. But day in and day out I…
Before I started to work in the eLearning team here at the University, I thought I knew what accessibility meant – and who it was for. I thought accessibility was special provisions for a few people. Think large text and audio description. How wrong I was!
Working in the eLearning…
My story started when I was 17. On summer break, getting ready to finish my A levels to then go off to university. A bit of a weird summer for me – started great with my first proper attendance at Glastonbury, this was the first of many – but that…
Over the last year working for the eLearning team at the University of Aberdeen I’ve learnt how I can make digital content and learning material accessible for myself. When I joined the team, I had been a student for three years and wasn’t aware that some of these tools even existed. They have made my…
Digital accessibility has been a widely publicised issue since I first started at university. Even most students without any additional learning needs should be aware of the importance of, for example, having alternative text in place for images and closed captions for videos – because those things are essential for certain students.
However, I…
The Covid-19 pandemic brought about many changes in people’s lives. For Professor Ele Belfiore it brought to a head an issue which she had wondered about since childhood – and a late diagnosis of ADHD.
Four years on from the start of lockdown and as part of National Neurodiversity Celebration…
I’m Lucy, and this is my 6th year working in the Sir Duncan Rice Library.
I really enjoy all aspects of my job, as I’m quite a creative person, and like to find things out and help people. This has been a dream job since I was very young; coincidentally, the…
“Can you turn right here? No, the other right.”
“Helen, I’m not sure you meant foot biases in this paper about vegetarian food.”
“Do you realise you’ve spelled lecturer wrong in your email signature?”
“Errr, people are meant to re-sit exams, not resist them.”
These – among many…
