Lecture notes in advance
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General recommendations
University Disability Advisers will see each disabled student as soon as a disability has been disclosed to go through their access plan based on individual assessments and help work out what measures need to be put in place in order for them to have parity of learning with other students. They will add the student to the database and email out the relevant module leaders to inform them that a student has been added. This systematic approached is designed to ensure that documentation is available in the appropriate format in advance and therefore provide full accessibility for all.
Examples of what might be considered as standard support arrangements that could be made for students with various disabilities are:
• Lecture notes/handouts in advance (available online or as a hard copy before the lecture)
• Notes on coloured paper
• Notes in large font
• Notes in Braille
Lecture notes in advance
The interpretation and meaning of ‘lecture notes in advance’ will depend on the intended use of the material. If it is meant to enhance the students understanding of the lecture then having access to it in advance so the prior preparation can be done will be of benefit to the student. The student could gain a better understanding of what the lecture will be covering or allow new terminology to be learnt before the lecture.
If however the material is supplementary and intended for use after the lecture or answers some questions asked in the lecture then these can be given out afterwards. Academics should ensure that materials are given out or made available to students in the promised format (hardcopy or UWE On-line) by the date given to them. Students should bring it to the attention of the module leader is material deadlines are being missed.
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