Welcome to the Faculty of Sciences Disability Equality Scheme (DES).

Staffordshire University is committed to equal opportunities and diversity: these are part of the core values of the institution. We aim to be an inclusive organisation where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil his/her potential.

The Scheme recognises that we have long history of supporting students and staff with disabilities and the actions we have taken over the years to make our estate, courses, policies and procedures as accessible as possible. However, we know that we still have work to do and welcome the new statutory duties which the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 places on us, particularly in promoting disability equality.

Our Scheme is set within the social model of disability. It will play an important part in influencing our Learning, Teaching and Assessment strategies, our Widening Participation Strategy and our Human Resources Strategy. In drawing up the Scheme we have involved disabled staff and students in addition to external organisations and partners. Through their involvement we have identified areas for improvement which have helped us to prioritise our key actions.

Our Action Plan sets out what we aim to achieve over the lifetime of the Scheme and how we will do so.
Details of the University DES can be found here.
The Faculty of Sciences DES Action Plan(2008-9) can be found here.