Disability Information Officer
The role and contact details for the Disability Information Officer for Information Services.
Role
The Information Services Disability Advisory group was instrumental in creating this role in 2008.
The role of the Disability Information Officer involves:
- Being the named point of contact for disabled students facing challenges or wanting advice regarding anything Information Services offers or provides.
- Looking at Information Service’s policies, practices and procedures to ensure they are as accessible as possible for disabled users.
- Advising, informing and training staff regarding disability awareness and legislation.
- Helping Information Services meet its objectives as stated in the University's Equality and Diversity Strategy and Action Plan.
- Assisting IS staff with Equality Impact Assessments and to review documents and leaflets for accessibility.
- Reviewing physical access and egress of Information Service's premises.
- Testing the accessibility of new software and hardware that Information Services has designed or is in the process of procuring.
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Liaising with other key personal across the University to ensure IS premises and services are as accessible as possible for disabled staff, students and members of the general public.
Contact Details
The Disability Information Officer is Viki Galt.
Viki Galt
Disability Information Officer
- Information Services
Contact details
- Work: 0131 650 6645
- Email: viki.galt@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
Argyle House
Floor F West
3 Lady Lawson Street- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH3 9SH
BSL users can contact me via contactSCOTLAND-BSL, the on-line British Sign Language interpreting service. Find out more on the contactSCOTLAND website.
Disability Advice for Students
For individual student adjustments please contact the Student Disability Service.
Student Disability Service
- The University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Work: +44(0)131 650 6828
- Email: disability.service@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Student Disability Service
- Web: Find the Main Library on campus maps
Address
- Street
Third Floor
Library Building
55 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LJ
Disability Advice for Staff
For individual staff adjustments please contact your line manager and/or the Staff Disability Officer. Information about the servcies provided by the Staff Disability Officer can be found at
https://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/help-advice/staff-disability-service
Staff Disability Officer: Jean Tennant
Telephone: 0131 650 6523
A staff Disability Computing Support service is also available
https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy/accessibility/assistive-technology/staff
Request an alternative format
If you require this document in an alternative format please contact Viki Galt, Disability Information Officer, via the contact details provided above.