Tools and Resources

This document aims to assist staff in exploring and reflecting on the opportunities and challenges of implementing inclusivity and accessibility in their courses. If you would like further guidance, this includes a link to an example reflection document.

Download Inclusivity and Accessibility Reflection document

The Example Inclusivity and Accessibility Reflection Document provides sample answers to give you some ideas and guidance on how this can be completed.

Download Example Inclusivity and Accessibility Reflection document

Further reading on inclusivity and accessibility.

• Disabled students need to be prioritised, not generalised
• Download Literature

Links to useful seminars on inclusivity and accessibility.

• Imperial SAID Seminars
• British Psychological Society EDI Taskforce Webinars

The University of Aberdeen Diversity Calendar may be useful to make staff aware of religious or philosophical dates/holidays.

As noted, the University aims with this Framework to ensure the continuation of challenging debate, professional autonomy, and academic freedom. The mental health and wellbeing of students is also a primary concern of the University. There are occasions in our teaching where topics, themes, language are explored which may induce a negative reaction in students who have been affected by similar experience in the past, and where discussion of such themes may re-induce a traumatic experience. If a course contains potentially distressing material or issues, students should be informed about this well in advance. This is to be done via content advice. Content advice may apply to specific material or topics within a course, or to an entire course. The document below outlines the University of Aberdeen's content advice guidance and some possible wording.

QAA Benchmark Statements

What does inclusive education look like at a subject level?

The Inclusive Education Framework

Supporting inclusivity and accessibility in the QAA Subject Benchmark Statements