Get Shredder Ready!

Join the University's Disability and Neurodivergence Staff Network to celebrate the first day of UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) coinciding with Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival.

This interactive event celebrates our different identities and labels through creativity whilst providing an opportunity to view art work of allies and those with lived experience of disability and find out more about Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival.


Event Programme:

- 18:00: Welcome address by representatives from the University of Southampton Senior Leadership team.
- 18:15: 'Without Labels' interactive performance.
- 18:45: Viewing of artworks from the staff and post-graduate students art competitions run by the University's Disability and Neurodivergence Staff Network.
- 19:30: Close.


About UK Disability History Month

Established in 2010, UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of the struggle for equality and human rights. This year's theme focuses on Livelihood and Employment.


Venue: Sir James Matthews Building, B135 Level 2, Room 2063/65

Check-in: from 17:40, in the foyer of Sir James Matthews Building

PLEASE NOTE: a few additional tickets will be available on the day at the ticket desk, on a first-come-first-served basis.

Accessibility: Venue has full wheelchair access and hearing loop is available. If you require additional support, please ask a member of the Festival team on site.


Image credit: MA Textile Design student Yiming Zheng (2022).
This winning competition picture by a student shows a seat on the tube repeated in individual squares. The squares use a mixture of vibrant colours such as bright green, pink and blue.
Throughout all the square images, the message 'someone made need this seat more' has been used in small text across all images as the wall background behind the chair.