Disability Operations Group

Source: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/disability/operations-group/#a1 Parent: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/disability/

Disability Operations Group

Report an accessibility issue

Report an incident via Speak Out

The Disability Operations is made up of

representatives from University and Students’ Guild teams who get reports about access issues
disability advocacy groups within the University
representatives from key teams that can act on these recommendations

Disability Operations is a working group of the Disability Equality Group. We recommend that you use the following services to report and get support:

Access and maintenance issues – Campus Services Helpdesk
IT issues
Ableism and harassment – Speak Out
Student Advice at the Guild
Staff Trade Union representatives
Staff and Student Dignity and Respect Advisors

Membership

University

EDI – Beau Bell

EDI – Lena Worwood

AccessAbility – Ian Goodchild

AccessAbility – Jessica Rourke

Estates - Jake Fisher

Senior IT Professional Services Partner - Sarah Menhennett

Deputy Director of Commercial, Residential & Campus Services - Sarah Snow

Infrastrucure Lead, HASS - Andrea Schoefbeck

Infrastructure Lead, ESE - Laura Baxter

Occupational Health - Anna Julian

Digital - Jasmine Barton

Horticulture and Operations Manager - Anthony Cockell

Technical Officer - Tamsin Love

Transformative Education Assistant - Rosie Cornelius-Light

Guild

Chloe Whitworth – Atheletics Union

Thomas Tran – Students’ Guild

Dante Munday – Student’s Guild Advice

User Groups

Trade Union Representative – Alison Black

Neuro Divergent and Disabled Students Society

Disabled and Chronically Ill Network – Kara Reilly, Leanne Heath, Jack Ryan-Phillips

Action List

Completed Actions 2024

Sanitary bins have been added to the accessible toilet with hoist in the Forum
Stickers have been added to priority seating for wheelchair users in lecture rooms
Rolls of carpet were removed from the walkways in the Sports Hall
A door in St Luke's library has been made eaier to open for disabled users
A ramp has been fitted at Harrison Building along with an automated lift
Berks Grange accessible bathroom has a glass pane, a screen has been fitted to improve privacy

Ongoing actions

Signage about food and drink is being standardised
Animals on campus policy is being updated following dignity and respect issues for assistance animal users
Access resources are being added to the new campus map
Refit of the Giraffe House study space in St Lukes
The University is scoping options for an Changing Places Toilet space on St Lukes
The Changing Places toilet in the Mulifaith Chaplaincy has a mirror that is poorly fitted
There is a pathway that leads from the car park at the rear of the innovation centre to the Harrison Car Park, but this route leads to a curb that is not dropped, making this an inaccessible route.
On North Park Road, at the road entrance to the rear of the Laver building the road is quite uneven and the droped curb is a little bit too raised causing difficulties. This path leads to a sensory paving but there is no level bit of pavement a student can wait for traffic to pass whilst crossing the road. This causes a risk of being propelled into traffic.
Automation of doors in Devonshire House
Sustainable transport review is starting, EDI - In order for the University to realise the actions set out in its 2024-30 Sustainable Transport Strategy, a detailed review of the transport infrastructure at both Exeter campuses will be soon undertaken, with the involvement of stakeholders.