{"id":9032,"date":"2022-02-06T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=9032"},"modified":"2023-04-19T08:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T07:20:32","slug":"environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m Sofia, a Human Geography and Environment (HuGE) student, currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccri.ac.uk\/about-the-ccri\/\">Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI)<\/a>, which is part of the University of Gloucestershire. My favourite modules from the degree are<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/studying\/manage\/programmes\/module-catalogue\/module\/ENV00021I\/latest\">Megacities and Urbanisation<\/a><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/studying\/manage\/programmes\/module-catalogue\/module\/ENV00023I\/latest\">Food, Space, Culture and Society<\/a><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/studying\/manage\/programmes\/module-catalogue\/module\/ENV00028I\/latest\">Development Geographies<\/a><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This blog is about my placement experience so far, and being an Environment student with a disability.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A day in the life of a placement student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am currently working from home for my placement due to an injury I did on my second day of work. (I spent a grand total of five days in Cheltenham). One of the few good things that came of the pandemic was remote working. It\u2019s not ideal when you\u2019re trying to get to know new colleagues, but it\u2019s a big step forward for disabled people, who may be unable to travel to work or, in my case, need to live at home. Working remotely means that I haven\u2019t fallen behind with work. <\/span>And, I <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have still learned new skills, completed projects and met colleagues virtually.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A typical day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A typical (<\/span>virtual) <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">day starts with me getting ready in the morning, opening my emails while having my first cup of tea of the day. I check Microsoft Teams to see if I have any messages. I then move on to the outstanding tasks I may have.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the three months work<\/span>ing<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for CCRI, I have done everything from editing documents to conducting telephone interviews for research commissioned by a government department. I&#8217;<\/span>ve<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> transcribed various interviews and analysed scripts<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">w<\/span>ith <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NVivo (which you&#8217;<\/span>ll<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> learn to use in your degree). I\u2019ve also done a lot of administrative work for the institute, such as uploading papers to the University\u2019s online Research Repository, and even designing the Christmas card for social media.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have an hour for lunch, and then do a few more hours of work in the afternoon. As I have been working for a few months now, I am able to manage my own time and don\u2019t need as much input from my line manager. If I have any queries about the work, I will message or email whoever assigned the task.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I keep a record of what I do every day, and how many hours I work, in a written diary.<\/span> T<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his is a crucial part of keeping track of my workload. It is also helpful when I come to write my monthly blogs (a requirement of being on placement).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Placement top tip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A tip I have for anyone going on placement: if you are struggling to learn who your colleagues are, ask your line manager for a task which involves getting information from everyone. My first task was to get everyone to update their staff profile for the website. This enabled me to learn everyone\u2019s name and face without being in the office to meet them \u2013 something which would have taken weeks to do otherwise.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disability in Environment and Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am a double leg amputee and an ambulant wheelchair user (meaning I can walk around without it). Hopefully I can impart some wisdom for anyone who may be apprehensive about joining the course. I have personally never been a fan of oversharing when it comes to telling people about my disability.<\/span> H<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">owever, I would recommend getting in contact with the University&#8217;s Disability Services, and with your degree leader (or whoever you feel comfortable with). This is the best way to establish connections, and makes it easier to discuss any additional adaptations in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Field trips as a disabled student<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Field trips are a prime example of when I had to let my lecturers know what I could and couldn\u2019t take part in, or what would help me take part in the activity. Knowing what you are comfortable with is a great start. For example, I did not take part in the hedgerow trip.<\/span> T<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he physical environment was not accessible to me, and I did not want to risk an unnecessary injury. I talked this through with the course leader, and they made sure I got access to the findings. Staff will do everything they can to make sure you can participate. Just make them aware of any hesitations you may have in advance \u2013 it\u2019s always better to have more time to plan.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will undoubtedly have to work in groups for certain projects. If you feel your disability may impact your ability to participate in the work, whether it\u2019s being unable to go out to survey, or not having the energy to write up a presentation on a particular day, you don\u2019t have to suffer alone. If you are worried that the group may think you\u2019re \u201cslacking\u201d or \u201clazy\u201d, mention it briefly to the group at the start (no need to go into specific details). You don\u2019t owe them an explanation.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They will most likely be understanding and willing to help support you. It is a team project, after all!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"woman in wheelchair being pushed by another woman, looking at the ruins in the Museum Gardens)\" class=\"wp-image-9030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> A <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">field trip in 1st Year where my friend pushed me around the city centre<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_90441-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"woman in navy coat looking at camera, holding a crepe, in the empty Shambles street\" class=\"wp-image-9031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_90441-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_90441-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_90441-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_90441-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_90441-scaled.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Me eating a cr\u00eape on the Shambles<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ap-custom-wrapper\"><\/div><!--ap-custom-wrapper-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction I\u2019m Sofia, a Human Geography and Environment (HuGE) student, currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), which is part of the University of Gloucestershire. My favourite modules from the degree are Megacities and Urbanisation, Food, Space, Culture and Society, and Development Geographies. This blog [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,1247,1031],"tags":[847,871],"class_list":{"0":"post-9032","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-environment","7":"category-disability","8":"category-ug","9":"tag-disability","10":"tag-placement-year","11":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability - Student Voices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability - Student Voices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Student Voices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/universityofyork\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-06T13:53:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-19T07:20:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"guestblogger\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Uniofyork\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Uniofyork\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sofia\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"guestblogger\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/45f0e1ce91b6f49fda7c2dc09ec1cc0d\"},\"headline\":\"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-06T13:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-19T07:20:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":891,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"disability\",\"placement year\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Environment and Geography\",\"Studying with a disability\",\"Undergraduate\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/\",\"name\":\"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability - Student Voices\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-06T13:53:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-19T07:20:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/\",\"name\":\"Student Voices\",\"description\":\"Get the inside view on student life at York.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of York\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/logo.png?fit=400%2C150&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/logo.png?fit=400%2C150&ssl=1\",\"width\":400,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"University of York\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/universityofyork\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Uniofyork\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/uniofyork\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/45f0e1ce91b6f49fda7c2dc09ec1cc0d\",\"name\":\"guestblogger\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/Guestblogger-profile-picture.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/Guestblogger-profile-picture.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/Guestblogger-profile-picture.jpg\",\"caption\":\"guestblogger\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.york.ac.uk\\\/student-voices\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/06\\\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability - Student Voices","description":"Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability - Student Voices","og_description":"Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/","og_site_name":"Student Voices","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/universityofyork\/","article_published_time":"2022-02-06T13:53:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-04-19T07:20:32+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"guestblogger","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Uniofyork","twitter_site":"@Uniofyork","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sofia","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/"},"author":{"name":"guestblogger","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#\/schema\/person\/45f0e1ce91b6f49fda7c2dc09ec1cc0d"},"headline":"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability","datePublished":"2022-02-06T13:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-19T07:20:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/"},"wordCount":891,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg","keywords":["disability","placement year"],"articleSection":["Environment and Geography","Studying with a disability","Undergraduate"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/","name":"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability - Student Voices","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg","datePublished":"2022-02-06T13:53:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-19T07:20:32+00:00","description":"Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/img_4204-1024x768.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Environment and Geography: on placement with a physical disability"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/","name":"Student Voices","description":"Get the inside view on student life at York.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#organization","name":"University of York","url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/logo.png?fit=400%2C150&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/logo.png?fit=400%2C150&ssl=1","width":400,"height":150,"caption":"University of York"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/universityofyork\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Uniofyork","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uniofyork\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/#\/schema\/person\/45f0e1ce91b6f49fda7c2dc09ec1cc0d","name":"guestblogger","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/Guestblogger-profile-picture.jpg","url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/Guestblogger-profile-picture.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/Guestblogger-profile-picture.jpg","caption":"guestblogger"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Sofia","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2022\/02\/06\/environment-and-geography-on-placement-with-a-physical-disability\/"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peJQl8-2lG","custom_fields":{"item_number":["597864110"],"ap_author_name":["Sofia"],"ap_author_url":["She\/ Her"],"ap_author_email":["sar578@york.ac.uk"],"ap_author_avatar":["http:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/blog_pic_sr.jpg"],"ap_author_bio":["I\u2019m Sofia, a Human Geography and Environment student on placement at the Countryside and Community Research Institute, which is part of the University of Gloucestershire. My favourite modules are Megacities and Urbanisation, Food, Space, Culture and Society, and Development Geographies."],"ap_form_id":["2"],"_edit_lock":["1681888833:216"],"_pp_is_autodraft":["1"],"_edit_last":["216"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["45"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":["environment student with a disability"],"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":["Environment student with a disability. Currently on a placement year as a research assistant at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI)."],"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":["64"],"_publicize_pending":["1"],"_wp_old_date":["2022-02-10"],"_last_editor_used_jetpack":["block-editor"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["5"],"_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp":[""]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}