I'll work on continuing to support disabled students during this time which requires contingent plans and a lot of communication, this will cover: 1- Allowing the use of some funds that are initially allocated to some activities that require physical attendance to be used to support the requirement of disabled students during their remote study. 2- The university have students from all parts of the world, this means that there are disabled students who had to leave the country to work from home. Some of these students may have came to the UK through awards or scholarship and they may come a background where they lack means and resources that helped them to continue their studies in the UK before this pandemic. However, they may well face challenges and lack support if they decided to be somewhere else. I will communicate with students, the university, and gatekeepers across borders to identify and address their requirements and needs when they are continuing their studies remotely. 3- There seems to be a lack of communication about Inclusive Learning volunteering which could benefit more students with needs during this pandemic. The university needs to communicate more about this to expand support for disabled students. 4- Mental health support for disabled students needs to be enhanced. This need to include: welfare checks, emergency contact and advice services and offers for additional support for specific disabilities. 5- Some disabled students do not have access to a software to complete housework, assignments and exams. The university should be able to provide and buy licences that they can offer disabled students access to.
This question was also asked to Avila Chidume, Dipam Sengupta, Isaac Makponga, Grace Lampkin, Kendall Field-Pellow, Katie Ludvigsen, Alexander Beyene, Ijeoma OpokoAnswered by Amina on 21/07/20 21:52