The National Union of Students Disabled Students' Campaign is a self-running part of the National Union of Students which exists to "remove the stigma from all disabilities, and to encourage all members of our society to take a positive attitude towards understanding the nature of disability and overcoming prejudices". Annual conference The NUS Disabled Students Campaign conference is an opportunity for Disabled Students Campaign students activists from across the UK to come together to set the direction for the campaign for the year ahead, to attend workshops and hear speakers, and to network with other disabled students. One of the key functions of the conference is to debate, pass policy which forms the basis of NUS Disabled Students' campaigning and to amend the constitution of the campaign. All changes to policy and the constitution are submitted by Disabled students or societies, up to 5 for each, previous to the conference which are then compiled by the steering committee. At the conference there is the annual NUS Disabled Students Awards, which started in 2007, to help promote and support the societies which have done things that are considered to be above and beyond the standard. Officers and committee members are elected at the annual conference by delegates. National officers The National officer within the Disabled Students campaign is an elected paid official who coordinates and fulfills the agenda of the campaign. Currently the elected officer is Rachel O'Brien, who is in her first term of office, and who took over from James Elliott in July 2017. There is one officer for the NUS Disabled Students Campaign, which is open to anyone who identifies within the membership of the Disabled Students campaign. The officer can only stand for two years before having to step down. The first national officers were elected in 2000, after NUS Annual Conference voted to change the constitution in order for the positions to be created. Committee members Committee Members are elected representatives which help prioritise the agenda of the campaign and fulfill it. There are currently twelve positions on the committee of nine types. The maximum term in office is two years in each type, and the representative must be elected each year. 2nd NEC representative The Disabled Students' Officer sits on the main governing body of the NUS, the National Executive Council (NEC). The campaign also has a second seat on the NEC, and this place