UnliMited

Disability Inclusion Group

The UM is now almost 50 years old. For most of that time staff with disabilities, chronic illnesses and neurodivergence have been ‘invisible’, meaning that they were not mentioned in mainstream university policies applying to staff, and many staff chose not to reveal that they had a disability to their line manager and colleagues because they feared a negative reaction. 

In 2020, the UnliMited Network of staff with disabilities, chronic illness or neurodivergence was established. UnliMited strongly believes in the  principle ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ and speaks up on behalf of staff with disabilities. In 2023 and 2024 they worked with the University to draft and adopt a new policy on Working with a Disability, including establishing the Disability Inclusion Group (DIG) in April 2025. DIG is made up 15 staff with a disability, chronic illness or neurodivergence from across the university. DIG is now part of the governance structure of the university and will help the UM to adopt, implement and monitor policy which is inclusive of staff with disabilities and raise awareness of the rights and needs of staff with disabilities.  

A university which is inclusive and welcoming of staff with disabilities, is inclusive and welcoming of students with disabilities as well as all staff and students in all their diversity.  

For more information about the UnliMited Network and  the Disability Inclusion Group see  Internet and for UM staff our UnliMited-Staff group on UMployee.