Abilities, disabilities and support

All students have strengths and weaknesses, some of which may affect their studies. At Tabor Victoria staff seek to encourage and help all students to develop their gifts and abilities to the fullest possible extent. Students who have disabilities may seek special consideration. Many students with disabilities have studied successfully at Tabor Victoria.

Providing information

While it is never easy to acknowledge a personal disability, unless disabilities are acknowledged, understood and recorded, they cannot be taken into account in relation to College requirements. Students who have a disability that may affect their studies are asked to indicate this in the appropriate place on the Tabor Victoria Application form. The College will take disabilities into account if students make their needs known in the appropriate way and at the appropriate time. Students who wish to have disabilities taken into account in relation to their studies are responsible for discussing this with their Course Advisor at the earliest possible opportunity. This should be done before the second week of the semester in which the student commences studies and generally is best done at the initial interview prior to enrolment. Normally, an official certificate must be supplied to provide evidence of the nature and significance of a disability. For example, a student who is seeking to have allowances made for dyslexia will need to provide formal evidence of having this disability.

Confidentiality

Personal information about student disabilities will be kept confidential, as far as possible. However, if a disability is to be taken into account in relation to assessments or learning exercises, the College will need to advise the lecturers/assessors concerned.

Allowances

Having a disability will not exempt students from being required to meet certain standards in their work. The College is obliged to require a certain standard of work in all its accredited courses. All students must demonstrate the required knowledge, understanding and skills to pass in any module. Students are expected to seek advice, help or assistance before, rather than after, submitting their assignment work. The sorts of allowances that may be made for students with disabilities include: additional time for assignments and examinations, and alternative forms of assessment, e.g. oral examinations or multiple-choice examinations.

Facilities

At Tabor Victoria facilities include: access ramps and easily accessible tea/coffee-making facilities.