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1. Ensure that teaching staff are supported to meet the needs of Disabled Students Identified Action 1.5 Take steps to ensure accessibility of teaching rooms for disabled staff and students Source Disability Advisory Group Link to general duty Take account of disabled persons disabilities, even where that involves treating disabled persons more favourably than others Priority Responsible Officer/Area and Resources Medium Estates Improved availability of accessible teaching accommodation Target Update Deadline • Concerns raised over accessibility of teaching accommodation for disabled staff/guest lecturers November 2009 36
2. Ensure accessibility of Heriot-Watt Campus Sites Identified Action 2.1 Ensure Signage across H-W is appropriate 2.2 Ensure that campus maps clearly indicate disabled facilities, steps, steep slopes, lifts, accessible toilets, parking Source Disabled Students Priorities for Change Staff/ Student Disability Questionnaire 2006 Disabled Students Priorities for Change Link to general duty Promote equality of opportunity between disabled persons and other persons Promote equality of opportunity between disabled persons and other persons Priority Responsible Officer/Area and Resources Medium Estates All signage reviewed and amended where necessary High Estates? Corporate Comm? Target Update Deadline All maps to show disabled facilities clearly • What is the recent work that has been taken forward with signage? • Signage streamlined using gait numbering • Any new signage to conform to disability recommended standards • Ensure that the designers of the maps are aware of the need to sign-post disabled facilities December 2008 February 2007 37
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Page 3 and 4: Foreword At Heriot-Watt University,
Page 5 and 6: Outline of DES processes March 2006
Page 7 and 8: for a holistic approach to equality
Page 9 and 10: 1.21 Heriot-Watt University’s Mis
Page 11 and 12: job or course. The University recog
Page 13 and 14: Table 1.1: Adults with a disability
Page 15 and 16: students who have disclosed a disab
Page 17 and 18: have glass rear walls, thus allowin
Page 19 and 20: 3. Impact Assessment 3.1 ‘The Dut
Page 21 and 22: 4. Information Gathering and Challe
Page 23 and 24: 4.12 Conflicting Priorities. In the
Page 25 and 26: In meeting the above, the Universit
Page 27 and 28: Appendix iii Heriot-Watt University
Page 29 and 30: Appendix iv Monitoring and Reportin
Page 31 and 32: DRC Check List for Higher Education
Page 33 and 34: Appendix V: Heriot-Watt University
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Page 39 and 40: 2. Ensure accessibility of Heriot-W
Page 47 and 48: 3. Ensure that web-based technology
Page 49 and 50: 4. Promoting flexible access and en
Page 51: 5. Promoting a supportive working a

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