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School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast

Students with Disabilities

It is the policy of the University that the principle of equal opportunities should be applied to students with sensory learning and physical impairments. The School is totally in agreement with this policy and has two Disability Advisers (Dr Garry Laverty and Dr Deirdre Gilpin) who have attended various courses concerned with disability awareness.
 
Students may have recorded their disability on their UCAS application form and this information is passed on to their Adviser of Studies and the Disability Advisers. Alternatively, the University Disability Officer may inform the Adviser of Studies. One of the Disability Advisers will make contact with the student and will attempt to iron out any problems that the student might have and try to ensure that the student has a fulfilling learning experience whilst at Queen’s.
 
Some students may not have recorded their disability on their application forms. If these students have any problems they should contact either their Adviser of Studies or one of the Disability Advisers directly.
 
The University Disability Service works closely with the Occupational Health Service (OHS) in Lennoxvale to assess students’ needs and to provide appropriate support for students with disabilities. Support available varies and will be tailored to meet individual requirements, but may include recommending reasonable adjustments to a student’s course of study that ensure equitable access to teaching and learning opportunities, and liaising with staff, tutors, Library Services and the Exams Office to ensure that they are aware of each student’s requirements.  
 
Support is provided to students with a wide range of needs, including:

  • Physical and mobility difficulties
 
  • Visual impairment
 
  • Hearing impairment
 
  • Medical conditions
 
  • Specific learning difficulties e.g. dyslexia
 
  • Mental health 
 
Decisions regarding reasonable adjustments are based on medical evidence and information obtained at the registration and assessment meeting with Disability Services. These are tailored to individual students’ needs and are made to any aspect of teaching or assessment to ensure equitable access to the learning and teaching environment.
 
The easiest way to make an appointment is to telephone Disability Services on 028 9097 5250 or email disability.office@qub.ac.uk.
 
Alternatively, you can call in to the Student Guidance Centre and make an appointment at the Information Desk.
 
Student Guidance
Centre University Terrace
Belfast BT7 1NN 
Tel: 028 9097 2727
Email: disability.office@qub.ac.uk
http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/disability/
 
Students may require special arrangements to be made for them for assessments. This may include extra time, specialist equipment, enlarged papers, scribes, readers, rest breaks, and separate rooms where necessary. Students needing these arrangements will be assessed by the University's Medical Officer in liaison with the Disability Services Officer. Full information has to be provided to the Examinations Office by 30 November for first semester examinations and by 30 March for second semester examinations. It is therefore necessary for students to make an appointment with Occupational Health/Disability Services well before these deadlines.  The flexibility to accommodate individual requests for assessment support must operate within the University's guidelines, and without compromise on degree standards. It should be noted that special arrangements are not meant to give preferential treatment to students but to provide equality of opportunity and enable all students to demonstrate their knowledge and competence within their subject.
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