access, Teaching staff are aware of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor December participation and resources available to support (Education), Director, 2013 and success for all students with disabilities. Improve Resources and deans annual review students. access to training of innovative, creative, flexible and open learning tools and other support mechanisms. Establish a point of contact for staff to gain advice and resources. Flexibility and inclusiveness of the Academic Board July 2013 and individual needs of students with bi-annual disabilities competently managed review by staff. 2.3 Provide Increase available resources and Senior Executive Group December equitable support expand Disability Services at 2013 and services that are central and local levels to provide annual review available to all services to all students with students who disabilities. need assistance. Further the development and Deputy Vice-Chancellor August 2013 resourcing of the role of Student (Education), Director, and annual Disability Liaison Officers. Resources, Manager of review Disability Services, deans and heads of schools, Learning and Teaching Committee Objective 3: The University is an employer of choice for people with disabilities. Strategy Outcome Key Responsibilities Target Date 3.1 Develop a Implement a recruitment strategy Director, Human Resources and 2013 and Disability which incorporates people with Director of Staff and Student quarterly Employment disabilities. Equal Opportunity Unit review Strategy to Recruitment and hiring processes Director, Human Resources and April 2013 and encourage reflect a commitment to employing Director of Staff and Student quarterly potential people with disabilities. Equal Opportunity review employees with disabilities to Human Resources teams trained Director, Human Resources July 2013 and choose the to give relevant disability-related quarterly University as an employer. information to applicants about review University policies, facilities, or services. 3.2 Provide a Development of a range of tools Director, Human Resources, July 2013 and supportive including training, fact sheets and Director, Staff and Student quarterly working guidelines and learning resources Equal Opportunity Unit and review environment that for staff around supporting staff Deputy Vice-Chancellor maximises with disabilities. It will include the (Education) awareness of implementation of compulsory disability issues disability awareness training for all among staff, staff.
access, participation and success for all students. Teaching staff are aware of the resources available to support students with disabilities. Improve access to training of innovative, creative, flexible and open learning tools and other support mechanisms. Establish a point of contact for staff to gain advice and resources. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Director, Resources and deans December 2013 and annual review Flexibility and inclusiveness of the individual needs of students with disabilities competently managed by staff. Academic Board July 2013 and bi-annual review 2.3 Provide equitable support services that are available to all students who need assistance. Increase available resources and expand Disability Services at central and local levels to provide services to all students with disabilities. Senior Executive Group December 2013 and annual review Further the development and resourcing of the role of Student Disability Liaison Officers. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Director, Resources, Manager of Disability Services, deans and heads of schools, Learning and Teaching Committee August 2013 and annual review Objective 3: The University is an employer of choice for people with disabilities. Strategy Outcome Key Responsibilities Target Date 3.1 Develop a Disability Employment Strategy to encourage potential employees with disabilities to choose the University as an employer. Implement a recruitment strategy which incorporates people with disabilities. Director, Human Resources and Director of Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit 2013 and quarterly review Recruitment and hiring processes reflect a commitment to employing people with disabilities. Director, Human Resources and Director of Staff and Student Equal Opportunity April 2013 and quarterly review Human Resources teams trained to give relevant disability-related information to applicants about University policies, facilities, or services. Director, Human Resources July 2013 and quarterly review 3.2 Provide a supportive working environment that maximises awareness of disability issues among staff, Development of a range of tools including training, fact sheets and guidelines and learning resources for staff around supporting staff with disabilities. It will include the implementation of compulsory disability awareness training for all staff. Director, Human Resources, Director, Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) July 2013 and quarterly review
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