Tshwane University of Technology TUT Disability Unit
TUT Disability Unit
The Disability Unit provides academic support to students with disabilities and also supports academic departments. Support to academic departments include information regarding reasonable accommodation to student application, registration, classroom activities and examination.
The Unit has three main focus areas:
Facilitation: Prospective student needs and specific requirements will be facilitated with all relevant stakeholders. This may include discussions with students, parents, academics, residence and other stakeholders.
Advocacy: Continuous liaison with all stakeholders to ensure improvement in accessibility.
Support: The Unit provides continuous support to all registered students with disabilities. This includes counselling services and monitoring of academic progress.
The Unit also provides a computer lab specifically aimed at visually impaired and blind students, but is also utilised by all registered students with disabilities. The disability lab consists of braille facilities, screen reading software, screen enlargement software, and PCs for internet access, research and special assessment procedures, etc.
The disability unit also plays a supportive role to examination administration. Arrangements regarding special concession for examination such as extra time will be made by the disability unit with exam administration. Students must contact the disability unit for special examination concessions.
