Student safe space
Finding room for respite
A newly created ‘respite room’ might be a 'small project' for Estates Operations, but it is one that will make a big difference for many students.
Stories tagged with 'Disability support'
GripAble in the clinic
Arm-strengthening device to be brought to the clinic with £800k grant
Imperial and GripAble have been awarded an £800k grant to help children with cerebral palsy in the clinic using a new arm-strengthening device.
Calibre graduation
Calibre graduation celebrates staff success
Sixteen participants have completed Imperial’s talent development programme, Calibre.
New scholarship
Generous gift funds new Engineering scholarship for student with a disability
The Faculty of Engineering will offer a new scholarship to a student with a disability in 2022.
Calibre graduates
Graduation day for 2021 Calibre leadership programme
Calibre leadership graduates’ final presentations included recommendations to improve the work environment for College staff living with a disability.
Changing rooms
Lecture theatre transformation enables diverse forms of teaching at Imperial
Renovations of lecture theatres at the College's South Kensington campus offers more creative and flexible learning and teaching spaces.
Feature
Strong skin
Q&A: How skin cells from foot soles could help relieve amputees of stump injury
Imperial scientists hope to re-engineer stump skin for more comfortable prosthetics – using skin from the sole of the foot as a template.
New online campus guide
Making Imperial AccessAble to all
Anyone with accessibility challenges can see online how Imperial buildings will work for them
Prosthetic tech
Electrodes in remaining arms give amputees better control of prosthetics
Vienna and Imperial College London scientists implanted electrodes in amputees’ stumps for better prosthetic control - with promising results.
Decoding dyslexia
"Being dyslexic hasn’t stopped me from achieving my goals"
Imperial staff have shared their experiences of dyslexia and other learning differences for Disability History Month.
