QUT Guild Disability Collective

QUT Guild Disability Collective A hub for QUT students with a disability, chronic illness, mental health condition or neurodivergence

The Disability Collective provides a mutually supportive and caring community to welcome students with disability into QUT and provide the connections and resources needed to make sure we all have equitable access to education and opportunities at university. Any QUT student who has a disability, chronic illness and/or mental health condition may join the Disability Collective through our private Facebook group, linked below. This group is where students may share experiences, seek advice, and provide resources to each other. https://www.facebook.com/groups/qutguilddisabilitycollective

The group is private and closed to disabled students only, so people outside the group cannot see who is in it. We ask that abled/non-disabled people instead follow this page and our Instagram, , to learn more about disability and how to combat ableism in society. We're always on the lookout for students willing to get involved. Initiatives such as sharing experiences for our awareness-raising posts, helping host events, and many other goals are something available to all students. You don't need to be on our executive team to request funding for an initiative; you can contact any of the below people for more information on how to fund your ideas for improving the university experience for disabled students. General Enquiries - disabilitycollective@qutguild.com
Michael Pendergast (Convenor) - dccon@qutguild.com
Harmony Hughes (Deputy Convenor) - dcdepcon@qutguild.com

You can also contact representatives of the QUT Guild. Harley Manley (QUT Guild Disability Officer) - disability@qutguild.com

The Disability Collective invites you to nominate for a 2026 Executive position!All positions are up for election:- Conv...
14/10/2025

The Disability Collective invites you to nominate for a 2026 Executive position!

All positions are up for election:
- Convener
- Deputy Convener
- Secretary
- Events Officers x2
- Engagement Officers x2
- Room Maintenance Officers x2

To nominate, email dccon@qutguild.com with:
- Name
- Student Number
- Proof of Enrolment (from HiQ)
- Why you are a good candidate for the role (this will be read out if you can’t make it to the meeting)

Nominations close on Monday, October 27th!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the roles or nominating 💖

Come along to the next Disability Collective meeting! The meeting is on Tuesday 28 October at 3:00pm in the Disability R...
14/10/2025

Come along to the next Disability Collective meeting! The meeting is on Tuesday 28 October at 3:00pm in the Disability Room at Kelvin Grove (level two of C Block) and over Zoom (link in our bio!). All ideas, motions and feedback are welcome at the meeting. We will also be electing our new executive team at this meeting - so stay tuned for more information about these positions to come!

Our wonderful Disability Officer, Ethan, has set up another disability aid item drive! The form is available in the link...
08/09/2025

Our wonderful Disability Officer, Ethan, has set up another disability aid item drive! The form is available in the linktree in our bio.

The Disability Aid Item Drive aims to support students with a disability, chronic illness, injury, neurodivergence, or mental health condition in purchasing disability aids or support items.

If you are a student with a disability, you can request a variety of items, valued up to $100. For any support that exceeds this threshold, please contact Ethan to discuss your specific needs.

Where can I get these items?
We recommend that the items you request come from the following stores to ensure quality, reduce shipping costs and environmental impact
• Universal Medical ID
• Loops Earplugs
• The Disability Shop
• Kmart
• Big W
• Chemist Warehouse(excl. medication, prescription and OTC)
• The Sensory Store

How do I request these items?
1. Complete and submit the Disability Aid Item Drive online form
2. Wait to hear back
3. Pick up your supplies from the Guild Office at C Block, Kelvin Grove.

If you have any issues filling out the form or would like to speak to the Disability Officer for any other reason, please feel free to reach out on disability@qutguilld.com

Are you attending the Special General Meeting tomorrow at the Riverstage? Have accessibility needs? Read below to find o...
25/08/2025

Are you attending the Special General Meeting tomorrow at the Riverstage? Have accessibility needs? Read below to find out what is happening accessibility-wise at the Special General Meeting (SGM) tomorrow.

If you need to use an accessible entrance or have any access needs, it has been asked if you could please wear a sunflower lanyard (there are currently some in the Disability Room at Kelvin Grove if you do not have one) so the volunteers can easily identify people who might need to be directed to the accessible entrance/accessible seating. If you don’t want to wear one/cannot wear one, you can of course still approach volunteers for access help, the lanyard is more to make things easier for the volunteers. There will be accessible seating and the SGM will also be Auslan interpreted.

Also, you will need to bring your digital ID (as in, the ID card on the QUT app on your phone or other device) instead of a physical ID to prove that you are a student. As the SGM is being held at the Riverstage, there will be bag checks upon entry to check for disallowed items such as glass or umbrellas. There will be some collective executives as volunteers on the day, and they will hopefully be at the accessible entrance/part of the volunteer team that helps with access.

Hope to see a lot of you attending!

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Mark it in your calendars! The next Disability Collective meeting is on Monday, September 1st at 5:30pm over Zoom. The m...
22/08/2025

Mark it in your calendars! The next Disability Collective meeting is on Monday, September 1st at 5:30pm over Zoom. The meeting agenda and Zoom link can be found in the linktree in our bio. We welcome all ideas, motions, questions and feedback! We hope to see a lot of you there.

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Interested in meeting new people? Want to have some fun while playing trivia? Come along to our Inter-Collective Trivia ...
28/07/2025

Interested in meeting new people? Want to have some fun while playing trivia?

Come along to our Inter-Collective Trivia Night next week on Tuesday the 5th of August at 5:30pm! The event will be held at C301, the YourSpace at Kelvin Grove Campus (just outside the food court at C Block). This event is for members for any of the QUT Collectives - the Disability Collective, the Q***r Collective and/or the Women's Collective. Check out the registration form in the LinkTree in our bio if you're interested in attending!

We hope to see a lot of you there!

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Come to the next Disability Collective meeting!The meeting will be on Monday the 28th of July at 5:30pm over Zoom (link ...
17/07/2025

Come to the next Disability Collective meeting!

The meeting will be on Monday the 28th of July at 5:30pm over Zoom (link to zoom and agenda can be found in the linktree in our bio). Have any questions, ideas or motions you want to present at the meeting or have discussed at the meeting? Send an email with your suggestion or concern to dccon@qutguild.com.

We hope to see a lot of you there!

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Are you interested in becoming more involved with the Disability Collective? Do you love using Canva? Then the Engagemen...
17/07/2025

Are you interested in becoming more involved with the Disability Collective? Do you love using Canva? Then the Engagement Officer position might be perfect for you!

There are two Engagement Officer positions available.

The Engagement Officers' core responsibilities include:
🧡 Come up with ways to help disabled students be more welcome and involved
🧡 Run the Collective’s social media, and find ways to share the Collective with new people
🧡 Make the image graphics and marketing for the Collective

If you are interested in being one of the collective's Engagement Officers, please email dccon@qutguild.com with your name, proof of enrolment (which can be found on the HiQ website), and a description of why you’d be a good fit for the role (this will get read out if you can't attend the next meeting in person).

Please note, you must be a member of the Disability Collective in order to nominate for an executive position. Registration is completely free and can be done through the Google Forms in the linktree in our bio!

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July is Disability Pride Month! What does this mean? Disability Pride Month is a time for the disabled community to prom...
30/06/2025

July is Disability Pride Month! What does this mean?

Disability Pride Month is a time for the disabled community to promote awareness, celebrate and encourage self-acceptance around disability. As there is still much stigma and misinformation around disability, July is a great time to encourage everyone to educate themselves on current views and perspectives within the disabled community.

This July, make sure you are using correct and inclusive language when discussing disability. Terms like 'special needs', 'differently abled' and 'handicapped' are outdated and do not help to spread the message that 'disabled' is not a dirty word. For a more in-depth inclusive language guide, check out our Linktree.

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Interested in learning more about the Disability Collective? Want to grab some free stim toys and badges? Come visit us ...
24/06/2025

Interested in learning more about the Disability Collective? Want to grab some free stim toys and badges? Come visit us at Welcome Week for Semester 2!

We will have a Welcome Week Stall on the 15th of July at Gardens Point and the 16th of July at Kelvin Grove. Stalls will run from 11-2pm - so make sure you pop in and say hi!

As a part of our Welcome Week stall, we will be having a giveaway of some stim toy bundles! To be in the running, you need to be a QUT Disability Collective member and fill out the Google Forms (links in bio). Winners will be announced at the end of Welcome Week on the 18th of July.

June 2 is World Eating Disorders Action Day. This is a day to raise awareness for, encourage action around and dispel my...
01/06/2025

June 2 is World Eating Disorders Action Day.

This is a day to raise awareness for, encourage action around and dispel myths and misinformation around eating disorders. The theme for 2025 is and , which is encouraging people to particularly target the stigma and misinformation that is still associated with eating disorders.

To learn more about eating disorders, or to find out where you can get support for eating disorders, please visit , and .

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Come to the next Disability Collective meeting!On the Thursday the 5th of June at 1:30pm in the Disability Room at Kelvi...
01/06/2025

Come to the next Disability Collective meeting!

On the Thursday the 5th of June at 1:30pm in the Disability Room at Kelvin Grove (C214 - Level 2 C Block) and over Zoom, we are having a collective meeting! Find the link to the agenda (with the zoom link) in our linktree in our bio. Any ideas, feedback and questions are welcome!

We will be discussing the room decals - so if you have anything to say about this, please attend if you can.

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