Disability Information Team
The role and contact details for the Disability Information Team.
The Disability Information team consists of The Head of Disability Information, the Deputy Disability Information Officer and a consultancy post.
What the team does
The Information Services Disability Advisory Group was instrumental in creating the Head of Disability Information role in 2008. In 2019 the post of Deputy Disability Information Officer was created.
The Team's role includes:
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- Helping Information Services meet its objectives as stated in the University's Equality and Diversity Strategy and Action Plan.
- Being the named point of contact for disabled students, staff and visitors facing challenges or wanting advice regarding anything Information Services offers or provides.
- Looking at Information Services' policies, practices and procedures to ensure they are as accessible as possible for disabled users.
- Maintaining a website of information and resources.
- Liaising with other key personnel across the University to ensure听premises and services are as accessible as possible for disabled staff, students and members of the general public.
- Providing information on legislation and its practical implementation.
Training
- Advising, informing and training staff regarding disability awareness and legislation.
- Training staff on how to manually test the accessibility of new software and hardware that Information Services has designed or is in the process of procuring.
- Training on preparing and writing Accessibility Statements.
- Training on how to conduct and write Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs).
- Training on physical building accessibility.
- Bespoke training is available on request.
Advice
- Central point for any accessibility queries
- Advice on legislation听
- Reviewing documents for accessibility
- Reviewing accessibility statements
- Reviewing Equality Impact Assessments
- Advising on assistive software and hardware
- Assisting IS staff with general disability/accessibility advice and guidance and assistance with reasonable adjustments.
Other
- Reviewing buildings for accessibility and providing recommendations听
- Testing digital accessibility of online high profile resources and systems
Contact Details
The Head of Disability Information听 is Viki Galt.
Viki Galt
Head of Disability Information
- Information Services
Contact details
- Work: 0131 650 6645
- Email: viki.galt@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
Argyle House
Floor F West
3 Lady Lawson Street- City
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- Post Code
- EH3 9DR
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Disability Advice for Students
For individual student adjustments please contact the Disability and Inclusive Learning Service.
Disability and Learning Support Service
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Contact details
- Work: 0131 650 6828
- Email: disability.service@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Disability and Learning Support Service
Address
- Street
Disability and Learning Support Service
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Health & Wellbeing Centre
7 Bristo Square- City
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- Post Code
- EH8 9AL
Disability Advice for Staff
Disabled staff can speak to their line managers,contact Human Resources or contact the Staff Disability Advice Service at StaffDisability@ed.ac.uk. The Staff Disability Advice Service (SDAS) can provide advice and guidance to disabled staff including deaf, and/ or neurodivergent colleagues as well as their line managers. Staff can contact the service to get advice on reasonable adjustments in the workplace or information about Access to Work.听
Staff Disabilty Service Webpage
Staff Disability Advice Service
- Health and Safety Department
Contact details
- Work: 0131 651 4252
- Email: StaffDisability@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
Charles Stewart House
9-16 Chambers Street- Post Code
- EH1 1HT
Availability
The service is available for appointments during these days and times:
路 Monday afternoons between 12.30 and 15.30
路 Tuesday mornings between 09.00 and 12.00
路 Thursday afternoons between 12.30 and 15.30
路 Some Friday mornings between 09.00 and 12.00
Emails will be responded to within 5 working days
A Staff Disability Computing Support service is also available
Staff Disability Computing Support Webpage
Request an alternative format
If you require this document in an alternative format please contact Viki Galt, Head of Disability Information, via the contact details provided above.