Disability and accessibility

The Queen Mary, University of London website has been developed in accordance with the Special Educational Needs Disability Act 2001. This website has been developed following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) issued by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to ensure the website is as accessible as possible.
Visit: www.w3c.org [New window]

Alternative browsing

Users who have difficulty using the website have the option to switch to using the text only version of the site. This version comes without any images and shows the website in large bright text on a dark background to create a high level of contrast on the screen.

Users can also alter the browser preferences to switch off or replace the stylesheets used to render the design.

Support for applicants and students

Disability support
Queen Mary offers a wide range of support for students with disabilities. Simon Jarvis (tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2756, email: s.jarvis@qmul.ac.uk) heads the Disability and Dyslexia Service for the College and is the person to contact if you are an applicant with a disability wishing to come to Queen Mary.

Learning support
Paul Jarman (tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2757, email: p.jarman@qmul.ac.uk) is the Learning Development Officer and organises day-to-day learning support for students with disabilities and dyslexia.

The service employs students and non-students as Educational Support Workers to provide different types of support.

Examples of support offered

• Supporting a wheelchair user on campus or in a laboratory
• Scanning texts or reading books onto tape for a blind or partially sighted student
• Taking notes in lectures for a deaf or hearing impaired student
• Arranging specialist dyslexia tutorial support

For more information, please visit the Disability and Dyslexia Service pages [new window].

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