12.13 Support for Disabled People
This category provides information about the institution's policies, procedures, and support for disabled people, including information about accessibility of major buildings and services.
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Class Description |
Examples / Comments | Manner | Fee | Withheld Information |
| Disability policies | Policies, procedures and guidelines relating to support for disabled people. | The University has a Disability Policy and a Disability Equality Scheme and action plan in place to support disabled staff and students. These can be viewed at the Equality and Diversity Unit's website | Equality and Diversity Unit |
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| Support structures | A description of the University's support structures for disability issues. | The University supports disabled students through the Student Disability Service. Disabled staff can access support through a variety of means
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| Contacts | Details of how to get information about support for disabled people. | The various means of support for disabled people is highlighted in the equality and Diversity Unit's web site and through the Student Disability Service | |||
| Accessibility of buildings and services | Information about accessibility of each of the University's main buildings and services | The University has an 'Accessibility' section which appears on every web page. This web page provides information on physical access to the Campus and IT access to the web site This site has a link to an external company who has completed access audits for all the major University buildings. If anyone encounters difficulties with access on the campus there is a direct email to Estates and Buildings to highlight any concerns. |
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| Strategies | The University's strategies for improving support for disabled people. | The University's strategy for supporting disabled people is outlined in the Disability Equality Scheme | Disability Equality Scheme |
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| Statistics | Summary statistics on support for disability within the University. | The data outlining the number of disabled staff and students in the University is published annually in the Equality and Diversity Annual Report. | Equality and Diversity Annual Report |