Accessibility for Disabled Users
For most people using computers is an incredibly useful and timesaving activity. It is hard to imagine completing many University courses without fairly significant use of a computer:
- word-processing your dissertation,
- researching your topic on the Internet and through online journals,
- analysing collected data and so on.
For disabled staff and students the University has purchased a number of hardware and software products to suit particular needs.
Help and Assistance
If you have a particular need that may be resolved by customising your desktop, we can set up your computer account to allow you to change settings which will automatically appear as you login to different machines on campus. Please speak to the Disability Support Office regarding your particular need and they can arrange with IT Services to implement this facility.
Hardware
We also provide additional hardware available in some of the central PC Clusters around the campus. Some workstations have height-adjustable or wider desks, larger flat-screen monitors, extra input devices, or large key keyboards and trackball mice, all of which may be useful to students with physical difficulty using computers. Please see the accessible PC clusters pages for more details.
Software
All of the central PC clusters have a generic desktop with a core set of software applications available, included are a number of applications to assist users with disabilities and the Microsoft Accessibility wizard is also available on the Start Bar, this utility allows you to configure the monitor, keys and mouse to suit your requirements.