Disability support for staff

We provide advice to all staff on supporting disabled people to access university services and facilities, including making reasonable adjustments for disabled students. Our Disability Support Officers provide a network of staff across the University who support the communication of disability-related information.

Disabled staff

Disability Services provides confidential advice for disabled staff.

You can contact us in confidence to discuss your support needs with a Disability Adviser who will be able to provide information on the potential support available from the University and externally through Access to Work. Funding is available from Access to Work to support a range of disability-related needs at work, for example:

specialist equipment or personal assistance
travel by car or taxi if you are unable to use public transport
a communicator at a job interview

Guides

Type: Guide

Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)

Find out how to apply for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), the types of allowance available and the assessment process

Type: Guide

Exam support for students with a disability

Guidance for staff regarding the provision of exam support for students with a disability.

Type: Guide

Get help with mental health

Around one in four people will experience a mental health difficulty at some point, so some students and staff may experience this while at university

Type: Guide

Learning and assistive technology support for staff and students

Learning technology is the broad range of communication, information, and related technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and assessment as well as work-related activities.

Policies

Type: Policy

Academic adjustments for disabled students policy

Our policy on the provision of academic-related reasonable adjustments for disabled students and responsibilities and procedures in this respect

Type: Policy

Definition of disability

Guidance on the definition of disability including the University's recognition of the Social Model of Disability

Type: Factsheet

Guidance for disabled staff

How the University supports for disabled staff in the course of their employment

Type: Factsheet

Guidance for line managers in supporting disabled staff

This factsheet enables line managers to provide support to disabled colleagues, with all types of impairment or medical conditions

Type: Form

Staff disability disclosure form

By disclosing your disability, this allows the University to do all that it can to support your needs

Type: Statement

Staff Disability Statement

This statement provides details of support, services and facilities available to disabled staff at the University of Dundee

Type: Policy

Working and assistance animals policy

Policy for staff, students, or visitors who wish to bring an assistance animal on to campus or into a University vehicle.

Staff development

Disability Services' staff can provide training on a range of disability-related topics, including supporting students with specific disabilities such as hearing difficulties and autism.

Contact us for further details and to discuss your requirements.

Inclusive practice

We provide advice on submissions to the University's Inclusive Practice Award. This initiative was introduced to encourage the development and sharing of inclusive practice across the University.

We also support staff to complete the Inclusive Curriculum Checklist required for the University's programme approval and review process.