Mairead Watson and Jane Pollard: Services for students with disability and dyslexia

In the very first episode recorded for the podcast, in somewhat DIY conditions, Will sits down with Mairead Watson and Jane Pollard from the Disability and Dyslexia department, who outline all the support the University offers to students who need it. We cover the disabilities and learning needs supported, the types of support, accessing the DSA, and, relevant to grad students, a new initiative to make Vivas and other milestones more accessible.  Get in touch with the D&D service at [email protected], 0208 392 3636, or in the Richardson Building (Digby Stuart College) Chapters: 00:09 Introduction 00:32 Mairead, disability advisor and Jane, Dyslexia (and neurodiversity) coordinator. 01:20 What qualifies as a disability? 01:55 Getting support 02:38 Summaries of adjustments 03:46 The Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) 04:50 DSA for international students, and research students\ 06:30 A hidden gem 07:13 Support for vivas and other milestones 09:25 Getting in touch 10:19 the Beautifully Neurodiverse student group  12:04 Wrap-up  The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School.  https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academic-areas/graduate-school Our theme music is by DiamondTunes.  https://pixabay.com/users/diamond_tunes-25553362  Our hosts are two PhDs of Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan. Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at [email protected]