8.13 Support for disabled people
Disability Policies
Policies, procedures and guidelines relating to support for people with disabilities and those with special needs. Information in this Category currently includes:
Support Structures
A description of support structures for disability issues. Information in this Category currently includes:
Support available to students with disabilities/special needs
Guidelines and advice on services can be found on our Disability Support Page.
A published "Disability Guide" is available free of charge.
Accessibility of Buildings and Services
The levels of accessibility of each of our main buildings and services. Information in this Category currently includes:
Broad information on the accessibility of Edinburgh Campus and Scottish Borders Campus buildings including student accommodation can be requested via foi@hw.ac.uk.
Contacts
Details of how to get information about support for people with disabilities and those with special needs. Information in this Category currently includes:
Contact details and information on services/support available to people with disabilities and those with special needs can be found on our Disability Support Page.
Strategies
Our strategies for improving support for people with disabilities and mechanisms for monitoring these. Information in this Category currently includes:
Disability Policy and Action Plan Equal Opportunities Policy and Action Plan Disability Equality
This information can be requested via foi@hw.ac.uk.
Statistics
Summary statistics on support for disability within the University. Information in this Category currently includes:
University-level statistics on the numbers of students with particular types of disability
Information on the number of student applicants/entrants declaring particular types of disability can be requested via foi@hw.ac.uk.
University-level statistics on staff who have declared particular types of disability
Information regarding statistics on staff who have declared particular types of disability can be requested via foi@hw.ac.uk.
Other University-level statistics relating to disability support
Information regarding statistics relating to disability support can be requested via foi@hw.ac.uk.