# 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/

- [About](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/about/)
- [Dignity and Respect Advisors](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/dignityandrespect/)
- [Resources and training](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/training/)
- [Disability Equality](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/disability/)
  - [Disabled Employees](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/disability/staff/)
  - [Disabled Students](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/wp-support/supportfor/disabledstudents/)
  - [AccessAble](https://www.accessable.co.uk/organisations/university-of-exeter)
  - Disability Operations Group
- [Faith and Worldview Equality](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/faith/)
- [Gender Equality](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/gender/)
- [LGBTQ+ Equality](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/lgbtqplus/)
- [Race Equality](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/race/)
- [Mature students](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/wp-support/supportfor/maturestudents/)
- [University of Sanctuary](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/uos/)

# Disability Operations Group

 

[Report an accessibility issue](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=d10qkZj77k6vMhM02PBKUxCSg5cymERMi3OqqffnWKBUNk9YMUo4NU1QSEdCMVM2Tk1BTzdXVEswOSQlQCN0PWcu)

[Report an incident via Speak Out](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/speakout/)

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](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/campusservices/)
- [IT issues](https://uoeitservicedesk-apps.easyvista.com/s/index.php?timestamp=1730889723677&name=com.uoeitservicedesk-apps.611a6026deb07)
- Ableism and harassment – [Speak Out](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/speakout/)
- [Student Advice at the Guild](https://www.exeterguild.com/find-support)
- [Staff Trade Union representatives](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/employment/union/join/)
- [Staff and Student Dignity and Respect Advisors](https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/speakout/support/dignityandrespectadvisors/)

[Membership](#a0)

### 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](#a1)

### 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.