DISABLED STUDENTS. A variety of facilities and services are available for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require adapted facilities or services should contact the office of Disability Resources and Services in writing at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Union, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, as soon as possible to document their disabilities and their needs or requests. Students with disabilities must meet the standard guidelines for housing eligibility. For additional questions or concerns, you can contact the Disability Resources and Services Center at 000-000-0000 or 000-000-0000.
DISABLED STUDENTS. During 2016-17 the University undertook a major review of our support for disabled students, which assisted us to identify ways we can strengthen the management of reasonable adjustments, as well as to manage accessibility of our estate. We have committed to a 5 year, £15m, programme of works to improve physical accessibility across the estate.
DISABLED STUDENTS. 6.1 If you have a disability you are encouraged to disclose this early so that support and/or access requirements can be considered in an effective and timely manner. Disclosing a disability will not impact on its selection of an applicant, as all admissions decisions are made on academic merit.
DISABLED STUDENTS. We have introduced pre-entry Get Sorted transition support events for disabled students, building on our successful models of our transition support for mature students and care leavers. We intend to embed these events and extend this activity, by contributing to a programme of events supporting young people with disabilities to learn more about university and college. We will increase the percentage of our full-time undergraduate students in receipt of DSA to meet or exceed HESA benchmark.
DISABLED STUDENTS. Students requiring accommodations for a medical condition and/or disability during the Program must submit an accommodation letter. CPCC shall have the right to deny any student from the Program or terminate any student’s participation in the Program for such student’s failure to disclose a medical condition and/or disability or failure to submit an accommodation letter in connection therewith.
DISABLED STUDENTS. In accordance with HIPPA and FERPA, each teacher will be notified of every student with an IEP, 504 plan, or any type of written plan to address a special need. Before the child's placement in the teacher’s class, each teacher will be provided with a copy of the IEP, 504 plan, or any type of written plan specific to the child’s special needs. At the elementary level, the building principal shall be responsible for providing the teacher with a copy of the plan. At the secondary level, providing the teacher with a copy of the plan shall be the responsibility of the appropriate guidance counselor.
DISABLED STUDENTS. Students with disabilities may submit their candidature for the mobility program covered by this call for applications. In this regard, it should be noted that the Student Mobility Office will do its utmost to ensure that the experience is able to be enjoyed in a totally satisfying manner. In order to identify appropriately equipped locations, a prior assessment of the type of disability and the necessary compensatory measures will have to be carried out. Taking into account academic merit and language requirements, the International Student Relations Commission reserves the right to award one or more places at locations capable of suitably hosting the candidate, to candidates with certified severe disabilities. It is therefore strongly recommended that these students contact the office staff promptly - no later than two weeks after the publication of this call for applications - so that there is sufficient time to make the necessary assessments. After this deadline, these students will still be able to apply but it will be more difficult to try to secure them an adequate experience and/or reserve places. After being selected for an Erasmus+ location on the basis of the call for applications for international exchanges, disabled students may check with the Student Mobility Office regarding the possibility of receiving financial aid for special needs. Any contribution will be based exclusively on the real costs actually incurred abroad. Useful information on support services for the special needs of disabled students in European countries can be obtained from The Higher Education Accessibility Guide – HEAG: xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx- xxxxxx.xxx
DISABLED STUDENTS. For students declaring a disability or learning need, and those claiming DSA support, we “…forecast an increase in mental health issues amongst our student cohort; this will necessitate further investment to sustain and improve the services we can offer to encourage the retention of and support for this student group”. (2018-19 Access Agreement). Our ambition is to sustain our current position of no gap between success rates of students declaring a disability or learning need and those not doing so. We intend to improve the initial advice and guidance that students can access ensuring that a clear and evolving support plan can be in place for each individual. Extra support is automatically made available to all our Level 3 students with a pre- identified disability who will attend our Level 3 Progression Day. We are committed to providing all students in receipt of DSA with an initial 1.1 Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) meeting to ensure an appropriate support plan is in place. Further support is available for internally and externally progressing students with making a DSA application via our Learner Services. The College are also committed to subsidising the overall cost of the assessment, to reduce the financial burden on the student (as set out in our Bursary and Hardship Fund Policy and Procedure). Evaluation of this ambition will be measured through monitoring take-up of these services and the DSA grant and canvassing students’ views about their ongoing experience via student surveys (internal SGS College surveys – First Impressions and End of Year, national surveys – NSS), and through the various opportunities to canvass applicants’ and students’ views in our collaborative, outreach and marketing activities.
DISABLED STUDENTS. As already detailed in section 2, the University is performing well for disabled student numbers and the University wants to continue to see itself as a destination of choice for disabled students. A disability should not be a barrier to Higher Education and/or The University of Manchester. Support for disabled students is coordinated by the University’s Disability Advisory and Support Service and a new institutional-wide Disability Strategy has been developed to ensure that the needs and aspirations of disabled students are being addressed. In the context of the Government’s changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) the University continues to review its approach to disabled student support. The defining principles for the University’s approach to supporting disabled students include: a commitment to shared and ambitious aspirations for disabled students; an acknowledgement that all interventions and provision should enhance students’ independence and autonomy, as appropriate to each individual’s aspirations;
DISABLED STUDENTS. 6.4.2 The School is committed to improving the experience of students with disabilities students presenting with long term health conditions, learning and mental health disabilities can all access specialist advice and support and there is a well-established process for agreeing and supporting reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning.
