Collecting and analysing statistics on numbers of disabled applicants to the University and on numbers of disabled students and staff in colleges and departments. Developing a database of students with disabilities. Continuing to prepare a series of fact sheets giving advice and sources of information and support on different disabilities for students, departments and colleges. Giving advice to disabled students and staff and to university colleges and departments on financial and personal support and equipment for students and staff with disabilities. Acting as co-ordinator of the University s support services for disabled students, including support for students with dyslexia and liaising between colleges, departments and libraries to provide packages of support for individual students.
Offering needs assessments to new and current students to assist with support strategies.
Setting up and acting as co-ordinator of networks of students and staff with disabilities and of university departmental and college disability advisers. Maintained by Ann Meredith , revised 23 January 2001.