Disability Service Review
The Disability Service conducted a significant review in the period prior to 2021, and implementation has been ongoing since that period. The programme of work is significant, and progress is ongoing, however since 2021 the following has been mainstreamed:
Investment of £300k in the service to support additional operational manager, increase the Disability Advisors from 4FTE to 6.5FTE, 1 FTE Mental Health Disability Adviser and 3 FTE Assistant Disability Advisers.
Revised online feedback mechanism for student to communicate with the service; this is aligned with support Disabled students’ representation on the Disability Equality Group, and making sure new students are aware of this resource for seeking assistance/reporting concerns.
Established an Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy (AILP) review group to consider upgrades and amendments to the policy and supporting guidance. This was chaired by a Dean of L&T and had representation across all four colleges. These changes were agreed by Senate in February 2023.
The University has supported additional resourcing in Student Learning Development to increase the capacity for internal study skills and mentoring support for Disabled students. Part of this is provided by external providers, but with a view to grow internal resources.