Disability Support for Open Languages Students

 

The University is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment to meet the needs of all students.  Please read the disability support information to ensure you can access the support available. We recognise that some disabled students may require individual adjustments in addition to the support available below.  If so, please contact olcedis@liverpool.ac.uk to discuss further.

As all of our courses are twelve weeks or less, we will endeavour to assist you as much as reasonably possible within this limited timescale.

Disability Support Information 

Mobility Difficulties/Wheelchair Access 

  • If you have any mobility difficulties or use a wheelchair please complete the Support Request Form using the link below. Please click Here to ensure you are aware of the evacuation process in case of an emergency.

Student Support Information Sheet (SSIS) 

If you already have a SSIS in place at the University, please email the plan to our Team in Open Languages at openlang@liverpool.ac.uk.  We will ensure that the tutor is made aware of any adjustments you require. If you are issued with a SSIS at any point during your Open Languages module please send the plan to our student support team so they can ensure you have the support you require.  

Disability Support Available for you to access now: 

  • Car Parking
  • Hearing Disability

If you have a blue badge, you will be able to park in one of the staff car parks on campus without charge.  You will need to register your details and provide photocopy of your blue bade to the Vehicle Parking Office: vpa@liverpool.ac.uk.   Accessible parking spaces are located throughout the University campus.  Please click Here  for information on where you can locate the disabled spaces throughout the University campus.

Evacuation from buildings 

  • To enable safe escape from buildings in an emergency, details of the arrangements and resources in our campus buildings are available.  
  • If a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) is required, contact Continuing Education at conted@liverpool.ac.uk to ensure a plan is agreed upon at the earliest opportunity. 

Hearing Disability

The University has an Infra-Red Assistive Hearing System available in teaching rooms on campus.  If you have hearing loss, you can take out on loan a neck loop that works with our infra-red hearing system.  The neck loop can be used in conjunction with our hearing aids or to boost the sound via headphones 

For further information, please contact the Assistive Technology Specialist via atsupport@liverpool.ac.uk 

Visual Disability

When you register for your course you will be sent a link to access Canvas, our virtual learning environment.  Once you have access you will be able to download, enlarge or print out any paperwork that you feel needs adjusting for your own purposes.  

Talk to your Tutor

If your course is on campus and you would like to sit at the front of the classroom, please speak to the course lecturer who can ensure that this happens each week. 

Accessibility Software

The University provides a wide range of accessibility software and hardware to support students with a disability.  For information on how to access this software please click HERE

Ability Net

This offers step by step instructions on how to adapt your phone, computer or tablet to meet your needs. You can search for a specific need (e.g. making text larger) or filter the guides based on your symptoms (e.g. hand tremor) or condition (e.g. dyslexia). Please click HERE 

Dyslexie Font

Specially designed for people with dyslexia, in order to make reading easier. Readability and specific characteristics of dyslexia are used as guidelines for the design. In the Dyslexie font, every letter is uniquely shaped, eliminating the common reading errors of dyslexia.

How to install Dyslexie font on University computers running the Managed Windows Service (MWS): The software is available to all staff and students to install on campus via Install University Applications.

  • Double-click on the Install University Applications icon on the desktop
  • In the left-hand column, select the category Accessibility
  • In the list of applications that appear.

ColorVeil

Adds a customisable colour and opacity filter over your desktop screen. ColorVeil can help people with Dyslexia and Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, and it helps to reduce eye strain. It applies a coloured tint across the screen and can reduce screen brightness. ColorVeil is a free application and can also be downloaded and installed on your personal PC. Further information can be found here: https://www.aurelitec.com/colorveil/windows/

How to install ColorVeil on University computers running the Managed Windows Service (MWS): The software is available to all staff and students to install on campus via Install University Applications.

  • Double-click on the Install University Applications icon on the desktop
  • In the left-hand column, select the category Accessibility
  • In the list of applications that appear in the right-hand panel, select ColorVeil
  • Click Install at the bottom of the window

Photocopying Service - Book and Copy Delivery Service

A photocopying request service is available for readers who don't wish to do the copying themselves. For a fee the Library will do your photocopying and you can collect it from the Help Desk. A book and copy delivery service are also available. Library staff will retrieve the items you require and either send the book(s) to you or copy a journal article and post it to you. You can ask about either of these services at the Help Desk in either of the main libraries. 

KnowHow

This is a programme of workshops designed to help you succeed in your studies Workshops are held in the Library KnowHow space, Sydney Jones Library and the Victoria Gallery & Museum. For a full list of upcoming events, including sessions from the English Language Centre, visit the KnowHow Student page HERE.  Examples of previous workshops have included: Critical Thinking; Writing at University; Advanced Grammar; Speaking with Confidence; Reading for Assignments; Punctuation; Targeted. 

If you have read the information above and feel that you DO have additional individual support needs during your studies with Open Languages, please contact olcedis@liverpool.ac.uk to discuss further.