Who we are
Our Disability Inclusion team is here to help you access the support you need during your time at Edinburgh Napier. We hope that by introducing you to our team, it will help encourage you to take the step to get in touch and get the support you need.
What we do
We help students across all three of our campuses (Merchiston, Craiglockhart, and Sighthill), and we support students with a range of different disabilities, learning difficulties, conditions, and support needs. We are here to ensure that students get equal access to university life.
Who to speak to first
If you have already been assigned to work with a particular advisor, you can get in touch with them directly. Alternatively, if you are contacting our team for the first time, please email disabilityandinclusion@napier.ac.uk and you will reach our admin team, who will either assist you with your query or point you in the direction of the right adviser to suit your needs.
If you want to speak about support for disabled students generally at the university, please contact Heather, our Disabled Student Engagement Worker.
If you have been assigned an advisor, you can book an appointment with them via My Future. Alternatively, you can use this online form to contact us so we can assign you to one of our advisors.
Jane Barclay - Disability Inclusion Advisor
My role is to be a point of contact for new and existing students within the Schools of Health and Social Care, Applied Sciences and Business School who have a long-term health condition, sensory impairment, or Autism. Working with students a plan will be created to ensure appropriate strategies are in place to assist within the teaching and learning environment and the wider university community.
Audrey Gunn - Disability Inclusion Advisor
I am the main point of contact for students based at Merchiston campus with a Specific Learning Difficulty (Dyslexia etc). I advise students of the support we can provide before and while they study with us. It's my job to create Learning Plans, support applications for Disabled Student Allowance and answer questions from students along the way.
Lisa Adams - Disability Inclusion Advisor
In my role I work with students across all 3 campuses. Please book an appointment on MyFuture if you are struggling with your mental health or ADHD as I can signpost you to the wide range of support on offer at Napier. I am not a counsellor, but I am happy to listen to any issues you are facing, and I can support you in finding appropriate help. I also draw up a Learning Profile which helps to ensure appropriate strategies are in place to help support your studies.
Heather Armstrong - Disabled Student Engagement Worker
I speak to disabled students about their experiences at Edinburgh Napier and work with the rest of the Disability Inclusion Team to make the university a more inclusive place to study. I support the work of the Disability Inclusion Student Ambassadors and the implementation of Edinburgh Napier’s local BSL Plan.
Mog Stapleton - Assistive Technology Adviser
I work with students who feel that some supportive technology could help them make the most out of their course. I lend out licences for some common software that helps people with notetaking, reading, and organisation.
And, I sit with students and go through this software with them together to help them become familiar with it and be able to use it independently.