Disability Services
Contact Info
Disability Services
Student Guidance Centre
Queen's University Belfast
91a University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
028 9097 5251
disability.office@qub.ac.uk
Information for Students Receiving Assistance from Support Providers
Information for Students Receiving Assistance from Support Providers
Queen's Register of Support Providers provides one-to-one personal support to disabled students through the use of skilled and experienced Support Providers enlisted from a variety of backgrounds.
At your needs assessment meeting, your Disability Officer will determine whether or not you would benefit from the assistance of a Support Provider(s).
Support Providers are self-employed individuals who provide a variety of non-medical academic support (see below) to students to help them develop strategies to overcome the academic challenges associated with their disabilities.
Support Provider Roles
Study Skills Tutor Note Taker Campus Assistant Maths & Statistics Tutor Dyslexia Tutor Academic Mental Health Tutor Exam Scribe Asperger's/Autism Tutor Foreign Language Tutor Proof Reader Reader Library Assistant IT Tutor Typist Interpreter (BSL & ISL) Audio Typist Students will work with one or more Support Providers depending on their needs and the nature and severity of the disability. Queen's Register of Support Providers maintains a database of qualified and experienced Support Providers who are keen and available to work with disabled students. Please see the Job Descriptions and Personnel Specifications for an outline of the roles and responsibilities for each type of Support Provider. Please also see the range of Guidelines available to Support Providers for clarification of their remits and responsibilities. Students referred for Exam Scribe support are strongly advised to read the Exam Scribing Guidelines for Students document.
Whilst Queen's Register of Support Providers' primary aim is to meet the support requirements of disabled students, it is simultaneously responsible for providing advice and guidance to those individuals who actually provide the support to Queen's students. As such, students must accept responsibility for the management of their own programme of support from a Support Provider. Please see our guidance leaflet 'Students' Guide to Queen's Register of Support Providers'.
Student Finance NI Cancelled Sessions Policy
Work Record Checking and Signing
Support Provider Roles and Rates of Pay
Places to Work with Your Students
Code of Conduct for Support Providers
Exam Scribing and Reader Guidelines for Students
School Disability Advisors 2012-2013
Sources of Support for Students in Distress
Most students will have emotional problems at some point during their time at University but these will be even more of a challenge for students also coping with disabilities. Please see Sources of Support for Students in Distress for further information and useful contact information.
Further Information and Feedback
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us (see below) or to refer to the Support Provider section of the web site. Queen's Register of Support Providers is always keen to hear how support relationships are progressing and all feedback, suggestions or comments (positive and negative) are welcome. Please either send and email to supportprovider@qub.ac.uk, pop in to the Student Guidance Centre or give us a call (see below).
Queen's Register of Support Providers
Disability Services
Student Guidance Centre
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, BT7 1NN
Tel: 028 90 972727
Email: supportprovider@qub.ac.uk