How do you keep a social life at uni with a physical disability?

Aw Chelsea

Is there somewhere close where you can just have a coffee with friends from your course of an afternoon or something?

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I have tried to set a few things up, but people tend to cancel everything at the last minute. I think it's because it's so close and such a small thing that they don't consider it so important, so cancelling that isn't like cancelling a night out or anything to them. I'm actually thinking of starting a disabled students community group with the student union, or at least trying to. It'll be worth speaking to them about at least

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That sounds really good!

Maybe if something happens where you meet up, try to make it a regular thing? Thanks to a few reasons I don't socialise a great deal at uni with course-mates (and certainly not flatmates). Met a couple of random people at Freshers and we went to a quiz. The quiz is every week and because we kept going together, we're now moving in next year (hopefully) together.

Yeah, that's a good point. It's so nice you kept going with them and are (hopefully) moving in with them! We actually have a weekly quiz too and I've been trying to find a few people to go with but so far no one's been interested. I'll just keep pestering people We have a brand new flatmate, so I might see if she wants to go with her friend and a couple of the other quieter from our flat. There's a 'non traditional students society' which is for mature students, students with kids, disabled students, distance learners, part time students, carers, that kind of thing but it's literally just a group of 40-55 year olds and I just really want to meet people around my own age. I've just booked in to do some volunteering nearer the end of the month too so hopefully I might meet people there!

Not RIP you with all those applicants threads though.

That sounds great! Yeah if it's something regular means you can get to know someone a bit more.

You might not feel confident enough, but if there's a facebook page for the uni you could say "I wanna come the quiz but need some teamates" and see what happens? I know of a couple of similar times that's worked for people.

You might not feel confident enough, but if there's a facebook page for the uni you could say "I wanna come the quiz but need some teamates" and see what happens? I know of a couple of similar times that's worked for people.