Accessibility

Disability Services offers guidance on accessibility issues, and hopes to provide a resource for departments aiming to address the issue of accessibility of courses, events and information provision in order to comply with the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Act (SENDA) and the QAA code of practice. You can also view the UoB web accessibility policy and UoB web accessibility statement.

Providing accessible information

The University has a responsibility to ensure that information is accessible to all users of its services. Disability Services has developed the following guidelines to assist departmental staff with providing accessible information for their students:

• Making information accessible to disabled students
• Clear print guidelines

The University is also working to establish web accessibility standards for all its web-based information, services and learning resources. To find out more about web accessibility, visit the Web Accessibility Group (WAG) website.

Making courses accessible

Disability Services, in conjunction with the Education Support Unit and the Departmental Disability Representatives, has been working with other University departments to help ensure that they and their courses are accessible to disabled students. We encourage staff to review the Education Support Unit's resources on accessible curricula and supporting disabled students or to contact us for further information or guidance on this issue.

Further information

For more information, please visit our staff advice and information page or read about disability policies and legislation. You may also find it helpful to review the guide to making information accessible developed by Information Services.

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