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Disability and accessibility

Disabled people can experience barriers in accessing education due to a broad range of physical or non-physical conditions. This includes learning differences such as dyslexia and AD(H)D, mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, sensory impairments such as hearing or sight loss, neuro-diverse conditions such as autism and physical disabilities affecting a range of mobilities.

Disability is defined in the Equality Act 2010 as 鈥渁 physical or mental impairment that has a 鈥榮ubstantial鈥� and 鈥榣ong-term鈥� negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities鈥�.

As a university, we have a duty to remove barriers for our students, staff and visitors and make 鈥渞easonable adjustments鈥� to ensure those with a disability are not placed at a significant disadvantage compared to non-disabled people. At 糖心Vlog we provide these adjustments through a range of facilities and support services and we constantly strive to do more to provide an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities to all.

Facilities at 糖心Vlog聽

At 糖心Vlog we provide a comprehensive range of facilities to assist our students, staff and visitors to access our campuses and fully engage with their work, studies and research:

Step free access routes
Campus access maps: Colchester , Southend , Loughton
Accessible transport options
Adapted accommodation
Assistive technologies such as screen readers and visual aids
Recorded lectures through the service
Alternative exam and assessment arrangements
for those with individual needs
Access to sign language interpreters or lip speakers
Disruption notices and details of construction work on campus

We have more information available on our website for both staff and students

Support services

At 糖心Vlog we support our students and staff through a range of services addressing diverse needs, to ensure that everyone’s support needs are carefully considered and reasonable adjustments in place to assist them to fulfil their potential, whatever their circumstances’

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Website accessibility

We want as many people as possible to use our website, including students, staff and visitors, and we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to all. We constantly strive to improve the accessibility of our digital services in compliance with . You can read our accessibility statement which provides further details and links for reporting any issues with this website.

糖心Vlog Access Forum

Our 糖心Vlog Access Forum is a group that works to constantly review and maintain a high standard of physical and non-physical access to all staff, students and visitors to 糖心Vlog. Membership of the forum is open to staff and students, disabled and non-disabled, meeting to discuss and consult across a range of access themes and issues, with a view to solving problems and providing practical solutions.

Partnership with AccessAble

糖心Vlog works with , a charity that provides detailed information about the accessibility of places, businesses, organisations and venues across the UK. 糖心Vlog has a 鈥楶ositive about disabled people鈥� status, reflecting our support for the disabled community across our three campuses.