Overview and legislation
Includes: 'Disabled Student' definition; link to relevant legislation
Disability Liaison Officer (DLO)
Includes: expectations; support and School mechanisms
Each School is expected to have a Disability Liaison Officer (DLO). The DLO will be the point of reference, advice and guidance for members of staff and students in the School for disability issues and support. The DLO should be a member of relevant School and/or Faculty committees.
Schools should have mechanisms (such as a Disability Action Plan, DAP) to:
- Ensure School staff have a general level of awareness of the Equality Act 2010 and responsibilities within the School
- Respond to disabled students and alert Disability Support Services if reasonable adjustments and funding are required
- To alert all students, including those who do not have the required evidence for a Disability Support Plan, of the information provided by Disability Support Services
- Receive information by way of the MyNottingham Support Plan to enable the School to implement a plan following the recommendations of the Disability Support Plan, and finally monitor and review the situation at regular intervals
- Ensure School learning, teaching and assessment policies are inclusive of disabled students
- Publicise support available both within the School and by way of central services, such as Disability Support Services, during induction and at times throughout the course
- Ensure all material produced by the School can easily be transcribed into alternative formats on request
- Ensure School facilities and equipment meet the requirements of the relevant local legislation
For more information about disability support arrangements, please consult the following:
UNUK Disability support services 
UNM Disability Services 
UNNC Disability support service 