The designated Departmental Disability Contact (DDC) in the Department of Psychology is Dr Lizann Bonnar.
The role of the DDC is to discuss with students, or potential students, with a disability, any aspect of the courses and classes offered by the Department that might relate to their special needs. Disabled applicants, potential applicants and current students may contact the DDC to discuss the course curriculum and the teaching and learning activities that are involved with a view to ensuring, as far as possible, that any necessary adjustments are identified or sought.
The DDC acts as a two-way channel for communication between the University's Disability Service and academic and other staff of the agreed and disclosed needs of disabled students, with due regard to the legislative significance of disabled students' disclosure of needs and of students' rights to confidentiality.
The DDC monitors the effectiveness of departmental arrangements for disabled students and tries to anticipate future needs in the light of course demands, such as placements or field trips. The DDC also acts as a source of information and advice for academic and other colleagues on matters related to disabled students and receives guidance, support and information from advisers in the University Disability Service.
Students and applicants with disabilities are also advised to contact the University Disability Service. The University as a whole is committed to the principles and practices articulated in its University Disability Equality Scheme which was published according to the requirement of the latest addition to the Disability Discrimination Act (2005).
At the request of the University, the Department was asked to review and report on the accessibility of our teaching and assessment. Alternative formats of the Disability Report for Psychology 2010 are available by contacting Dr Lizann Bonnar.
Download the Disability Review 2010 for the Department of Psychology.