New Disability Support Office (DSO) website for disabled staff
15 Nov 2010
New website for disabled staff launched
The University has a very active disabled staff network group, which has campaigned successfully for support for disabled staff in the University, similar to that which is available for students. We are now one of the few Universities that have a dedicated staff disability adviser, and are leading the way in this developing area.
The staff disability adviser can assist with travel to work and parking, building accessibility and timetabling, identifying reasonable adjustments required to roles, equipment provision and support workers, including dyslexia and mental health support.
We realise that many staff members don’t consider themselves to be disabled, and our aim is not to label staff, but rather to ensure that they have the support required to do their job.
However, more and more staff members are approaching the DSO to get this support which can sometimes assist them to stay in work when otherwise they would have had to take time off. Confidentiality is one of the key tenants of our service.
For further information about services and resources for disabled members of staff visit: