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STUDENT INFORMATION
staff is also available to enable them to fully support Where to Find Help
a disabled member of their team.
You can find more information about support Your Disability Liaison Officer (Aoife McCarthy, int:
networks and resources at the college’s Equality and 48787 aoife.mccarthy@imperial.ac.uk)
Diversity website www.imperial.ac.uk/equality
Aoife McCarthy is your first point of contact within
College Disabilities Officer EDU and is there to help you with arranging any
www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice support that you may need. Aoife is also the person
who will apply for special examination arrangements
Mary Bown on your behalf. You need to contact her without delay
Tel: 0207 594 8935 if you think that you may need extra time or other
m.bown@imperial.ac.uk adjustments for your examinations.
www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/
At Imperial College we recognise that studying at specialexamarrangements
university can be a challenge, especially if you
have a disability. We are keen that you have every Disability Advisory Service:
opportunity to fulfil your potential and graduate with www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
the degree you deserve. It is therefore important that
you let us know about any disability, specific learning The Disability Advisory Service works with individual
difficulty or health problem as soon as possible so students no matter what their disability to ensure
that we can give expert advice and support to enable that they have the support they need. We can also
you to do this. help if you think that you may have an unrecognised
study problem such as dyslexia. Our service is both
Some people never think of themselves as having a confidential (information about you is only passed on
disability, but students who have experienced any of to other people in the College with your agreement)
the issues listed below have found that a little extra and individual in that any support is tailored to what
help and support has made all the difference to their you need.
study experience.
Some of the sorts of things we can help with are:
• Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia,
dyspraxia, AD[H]D) • Being an advocate on your behalf with others
in the College such as your departmental
• Autistic spectrum disorder (such as Asperger) liaison officer senior tutor or exams officer,
• Deafness or hearing difficulties the Accommodation Office or the Estates
• Long term mental health difficulties (such as Department
chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression) • Checking that your evidence of disability is
• Medical conditions (such as epilepsy, appropriate and up-to-date
arthritis, diabetes, Crohn’s disease) • Arranging a diagnostic assessment for
• Physical disabilities or mobility impairments specific learning difficulties
• Visual difficulties
• Help with applying to the College for the cost
of an assessment
• Help with your application for the Disabled
Students Allowance (DSA) see page 18
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