What support do we offer?
We offer different kinds of support to help you during your time at university, from exam adjustments to specialist technology.
The support we organise depends on your individual needs. Your support will be documented in a Learning Profile (support plan). This is a document setting out all the support you need. It is shared with relevant academics and the exams team so they can provide your support. We can update your Learning Profile as and when your needs change.
If you had support at school, college, or another university, we will try to match that support. If you have had a support plan in the past, it is helpful if you can bring that to your first meeting with your disability inclusion adviser.
Your disability inclusion adviser
Your disability inclusion adviser can:
- Create a personalised Learning Profile (support plan) to inform relevant academics about the support you require, including exam adjustments.
- Provide advice about resources to help with your studies, including technology.
- Help you to apply for additional funding, such as Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) or the Eire Fund for Students with Disabilities.
- Refer you to other agencies to support you with study skills, mental health etc.
- Create a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) to decide how to help you exit a building safely in an emergency.
What is included in a Learning Profile?
These are some examples of adjustments we commonly put on Learning Profiles:
- Support from a study skills tutor
- Use of a PC in exam
- Smaller room for exams
- Extra time in exams
- Use of a calculator on placement
Lecture recordings and access to class materials in advance are generally mainstream expectations, so we do not normally put those on Learning Profiles.
If we write a Learning Profile with you, you will be able to find it on your student record. Once agreed, your Learning Profile will be accessed by programme and module leaders, personal development tutors and School disability contacts, to ensure that your support needs are understood and put in place.
To view your learning profile:
- Visit the eStudent records website.
- Once you have accessed eStudent Records, select 'Accessibility' from the options in the menu bar, then select 'View my Learning Profile'.
- You will then be able to view your learning profile as your PDT and module tutors are able to see it. On the top right you can select 'View as PDF' which allows you to save or print it if you wish.
If you have any difficulties accessing your learning profile, contact your disability inclusion adviser directly or email disabilityinclusion@napier.ac.uk.
Keeping in touch
While advisers are always available to support you, they will not normally contact you regularly to check on your progress. If you need advice, guidance, or assistance at any point, please contact the service.
Other support
Specialist technology support
Assistive technology enhances learning, working, and daily living for students with disabilities. It can help people who have difficulty speaking, typing, writing, remembering, pointing, seeing, hearing, learning, walking, and many other things.
Different disabilities require different assistive technologies. We can support you to install, configure and use your assistive software. You can find out more about the specialist options we have available and free options from our Assistive technology page.
Assistive listening technology helps deaf and hard of hearing users hear audio in noisy environments. You can find out more about the system and how to access it on the Assistive listening page.
Unfortunately, we cannot provide general IT support or troubleshooting for laptop issues. For help getting online and with accessing university services, contact the IS Service Desk for 24/7 telephone and email IT support.
Support to access Disabled Students’ Allowance
Your Disability Inclusion Advisor can help you find out more about Disabled Students’ Allowance funding, whether you might be eligible, and can help you to apply.
Find out more from our Disabled Students' Allowance page.
Evidencing your disability
We can help some students to evidence their disability, for instance to support a Disabled Students' Allowance application.
Visit our 'Where do I start?' page to find out more about what assessments we can help arrange.
Library support
The Librarians work with the Disability Inclusion team to make sure that the campuses and their books and journals are as accessible as possible. For eligible students with a print impairment, we can also set up accounts to RNIB Bookshare, a huge online digital library.
Visit our 'Who else do we work with?' page to find out more.
Careers support
The Disability Inclusion team works with the Employability & Careers team to provide specialist support for disabled students entering the job market, including thinking through what and when you might disclose a disability when you submit an application, go for an interview or start a new job.
Visit our 'Who else do we work with?' page to find out more.