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Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

The University welcomes and supports disabled staff and students and is continuously striving to ensure that the working and learning environment is fully accessible. This ranges from improving physical accessibility to supporting learning differences and mental health and wellbeing.

Reasonable adjustments for staff

Guidance is available to support both line managers and staff who are seeking reasonable adjustments.
Support for disabled students

Student Advice & Support provides information and practical study-related support to prospective and current students.
British Sign Language

Find out more about the University British Sign Language (BSL) Action Plan 2024-2030.
AccessAble

The University of Aberdeen works with AccessAble to provide online access guides for buildings across the campuses.

Digital Accessibility 

The Digital Accessibility Working Group (DAWG) oversees work to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of the University’s digital estate, ensuring institutional compliance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations. 

Want to find out how you can improve digital accessibility in your teaching?

Course Accessibility Service

Support is available to teaching teams via the Course Accessibility Service from the Centre for Academic Development to improve learning materials' accessibility.
Inclusivity and Accessibility Framework

The Inclusivity and Accessibility Framework details our obligations, provides tools and resources and signposts to support available.
Course Accessibility Statements

The Centre for Academic Development strongly encourages course teams to include an accessibility statement within their course guide. Find out how to develop your statement here.
Online Accessibility Modules

All staff can access the online introductory module and the 'Accessibility and Me: Lived Experience' mini modules designed to equip colleagues with guidance on how to create accessible content for teaching and learning.
Inclusivity and Accessibility in Teaching and Learning Checklist

The Inclusivity and Accessibility Checklist will help you to ensure that your practice as an educator is inclusive and accessible online.
Accessibility of Video (Captioning)

This guide provides an overview of the tools available for video captioning to make learning material more accessible.