Breaking Barriers. Building Inclusive Goldsmiths
I’m Logan, a proud deaf student at Goldsmiths, and I’m standing for Student Trustee to make sure no one is left out of the conversation — especially disabled and d/Deaf students.
Goldsmiths has potential, but too many of us still face barriers — physical, communication, attitudinal, and structural. Whether it’s missing access to interpreters, lack of captions in online materials, inaccessible spaces, or not being invited into decision-making rooms — the message is often the same: you don’t belong here. I believe we do.
As a Student Trustee, I’ll bring lived experience of navigating the university as a deaf person. I know the feeling of being overlooked — and I also know how powerful it is when access is made real.
What I stand for:
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Accessible communication: Ensuring BSL, captions, transcripts, and all access tools are standard — not special requests.
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Nothing about us without us: Disabled students must be part of planning and decision-making — from accessibility to curriculum.
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Visible inclusion: Representation matters. Let’s open up leadership roles, events, and platforms to more disabled students.
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Holding the institution accountable: I will push for Goldsmiths to meet its promises on equity and access — not just write policies, but live them.
This role isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being present, persistent, and loud in the ways that matter. I’ll use my position to speak, sign, write — whatever it takes — so that all students, regardless of ability, can thrive at Goldsmiths.
Let’s break barriers — and build something better.