Disability Officers | Centre for Disability Research, Education and Practice (CEDREP)

Disability Officers are the primary contact for students and staff members in matters relating to disability, including disability related reasonable accommodations.

Disability Officers report directly to The Director of CEDREP.

Disability Officers will identify themselves to incoming students with disabilities during orientation or during the first two weeks of the start of the academic year.

Disability Officers will have a record of any reasonable accommodations that students with disabilities in their departments require. These maybe modified or updated during the course of the students’ candidature as required in consultation with the students in concern.

Disability officers will be informed about the required student accommodations by CEDREP at the start of the semester.

CEDREP will maintain all records relating to students with disabilities. It is the responsibility of Disability Officers to inform CEDREP of any changes that need to be made to these records in view of any changing needs or circumstances of students with disabilities in their respective departments. Students may also directly inform CEDREP of changed circumstances.

At the end of the period of course registration, the Disability Officer will identify the lecturers, teaching assistance and other teaching staff on the courses that are due to be followed by students with disabilities in his/ her department.

One week before the start of the academic semester/ term, disability officers will approach relevant faculty and teaching staff as identified in the above clause via e-mail, telephone, in- person or through any other suitable medium. They will help academic staff within their department identify students with disabilities on their courses. They will also share the reasonable accommodations needed to facilitate the learning and full participation of students with disabilities.

Disability Officers will play the primary role in assisting academic staff to meet the reasonable accommodation requests of students with disabilities. They will co-ordinate any support that teaching staff may need to provide suitable accommodations from other departments and units including Library Services, IT services, CEDREP, Student Counselling services, Buddies and other required services.

Disability Officers are required to provide the assistant librarian for students with disabilities with an advance list of audio chapters or articles required by his/ her department.

Disability Officers are encouraged to have office hours or periodic meetings with students with disabilities in their respective departments.

Disability Officers may inform CEDREP of any significant changes in the needs and circumstances of students with disabilities in their respective departments.

List of Disability Officers