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a disabled member of their team. Where to find help
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
College Disabilities Officer Aoife McCarthy is your first point of contact within
www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice EDU and is there to help you with arranging any
support that you may need. Aoife is also the person
Mary Bown who will apply for Special Examination arrangements
Tel: 0207 594 8935 on your behalf. You need to contact her without delay
m.bown@imperial.ac.uk if you think that you may need extra time or other
adjustments for your examinations.
At Imperial College we recognise that studying at www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/
university can be a challenge, especially if you specialexamarrangements
have a disability. We are keen that you have every
opportunity to fulfil your potential and graduate with Disability Advisory Service:
the degree you deserve. It is therefore important that www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
you let us know about any disability, specific learning
difficulty or health problem as soon as possible so The Disability Advisory Service works with individual
that we can give expert advice and support to enable students no matter what their disability to ensure
you to do this. that they have the support they need. We can also
help if you think that you may have an unrecognised
Some people never think of themselves as having a study problem such as dyslexia. Our service is both
disability, but students who have experienced any of confidential (information about you is only passed on
the issues listed below have found that a little extra to other people in the university with your agreement)
help and support has made all the difference to their and individual in that any support is tailored to what
study experience. you need.
• Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia, Some of the sorts of things we can help with are:
dyspraxia, AD[H]D)
• Being an advocate on your behalf with others
• Autistic spectrum disorder (such as Asperger) in the College such as your departmental
• Deafness or hearing difficulties liaison officer senior tutor or exams officer,
• Long term mental health difficulties (such as the accommodation office or the estates
department
chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression)
• Medical conditions (such as epilepsy, • Checking that your evidence of disability is
appropriate and up-to-date
arthritis, diabetes, Crohn’s disease)
• Physical disabilities or mobility impairments • Arranging a diagnostic assessment for
• Visual difficulties specific learning 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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a disabled member of their team. Where to find help
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
College Disabilities Officer Aoife McCarthy is your first point of contact within
www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice EDU and is there to help you with arranging any
support that you may need. Aoife is also the person
Mary Bown who will apply for Special Examination arrangements
Tel: 0207 594 8935 on your behalf. You need to contact her without delay
m.bown@imperial.ac.uk if you think that you may need extra time or other
adjustments for your examinations.
At Imperial College we recognise that studying at www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/exams/
university can be a challenge, especially if you specialexamarrangements
have a disability. We are keen that you have every
opportunity to fulfil your potential and graduate with Disability Advisory Service:
the degree you deserve. It is therefore important that www.imperial.ac.uk/disabilityadvisoryservice
you let us know about any disability, specific learning
difficulty or health problem as soon as possible so The Disability Advisory Service works with individual
that we can give expert advice and support to enable students no matter what their disability to ensure
you to do this. that they have the support they need. We can also
help if you think that you may have an unrecognised
Some people never think of themselves as having a study problem such as dyslexia. Our service is both
disability, but students who have experienced any of confidential (information about you is only passed on
the issues listed below have found that a little extra to other people in the university with your agreement)
help and support has made all the difference to their and individual in that any support is tailored to what
study experience. you need.
• Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia, Some of the sorts of things we can help with are:
dyspraxia, AD[H]D)
• Being an advocate on your behalf with others
• Autistic spectrum disorder (such as Asperger) in the College such as your departmental
• Deafness or hearing difficulties liaison officer senior tutor or exams officer,
• Long term mental health difficulties (such as the accommodation office or the estates
department
chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression)
• Medical conditions (such as epilepsy, • Checking that your evidence of disability is
appropriate and up-to-date
arthritis, diabetes, Crohn’s disease)
• Physical disabilities or mobility impairments • Arranging a diagnostic assessment for
• Visual difficulties specific learning 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
EDU © Imperial College London 2014-15 17
