Inclusion Services at Arden University
The Inclusion Team is committed to reducing barriers to student studies and providing the best possible support along their Arden journey! They encourage students to get in touch with any concerns so that they can ensure they have the right support in place and can access the resources they need.
The Inclusion team provides specialist guidance and support for students at Arden in the following areas:
- Disability
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Financial Support and Welfare
They are dedicated to enabling an accessible learning environment in which all Arden students can thrive.
Services Offered:
- Help with access exam adjustments.
- Support students when applying for funding, such as Hardship Funding or Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA).
- Discuss with reasonable adjustments for teaching and learning.
- Arrange a screening and possible referral if students think they may have a Specific Learning Difference such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia or ADHD.
- Provide advice and guidance about the potential impact of your disability or mental health difficulty on your studies and how this can be accommodated within a student’s course.
- Signpost students to support services, including psychological support.
- Provide information and advice if students are considering an interruption of study for health or wellbeing reasons.
- Support students returning to study following an interruption due to health or wellbeing reasons.
Further information can be found on the Inclusion Portal
Assistive Technology
There is a built-in tool in iLearn for reading difficulties accessible for everyone.
Assistive Technology information can be found at:
https://inclusion.arden.ac.uk/resources
Inclusion Services to help students with Assistive Technology | Arden University
Microsoft 365
Students at the university can download Microsoft Office 365 once they have received their student email address at https://www.office.com
Lecture Capture
Lecture capture is not currently available at the university. However, the university does have some licences for the CaptionEd software available. Further details can be found by contacting Inclusion Services. Inclusion@arden.ac.uk
Online reading resources
Arden University provides access to Ebook Central and EBSCO free of charge, so students can find and read e-books, journals and articles to support them in their studies.
Togetherall
All Arden University students have access to Togetherall, which includes free online welfare, as well as advice for students and wellbeing support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Financial Support Bursary Scheme
Details of bursaries and financial support can be found at:
https://inclusion.arden.ac.uk/financial-support/financial-support-bursary-scheme
Eligible students can receive support with the £200 DSA computer contribution and details of which can be found using the link above.
Non-medical help (NMH) support
Some interim support can be put in place for students awaiting DSA assessment.
The University preferred suppliers for NMH support are:
Band One – Support Assistants
Band Two – Enhanced Support Assistants
Band Three – Specialist Enabling Support
Cosmic People Limited
Cosmic House,
Main Street,
Walton on Trent,
Swadlincote,
South Derbyshire
DE12 8LZ
01283 716333
Band Four – Specialist Access and Learning Support
Specialist One to One Study Skills Support
Optimum Student Support Ltd
Montpellier House,
47 Rodney Road Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire GL50 1HX
info@optimumstudentsupport.co.uk
01242 300270
Needs Assessment Reports should be sent to:
Email: Inclusion@arden.ac.uk
Contact details for Needs assessment reports:
Inclusion Team
Arden University
Arden House,
Middlemarch Park,
Coventry,
CV3 4FJ