IS Disability Services Steering Group

Purpose

The IS Disability Services Steering Group has oversight of services for disabled users provided by the Information Services Directorate.

Objectives

The objectives of the group are:

1. To monitor current provision of services to disabled users provided by Information Services, including specific oversight of scanning service for disabled users.

2. To review existing policies, practices and procedures in relation to disabled users of Information Services

3. To be proactive in identifying areas of concern regarding accessible service provision across Information Services

4. To make recommendations about actions required  to achieve change or resolve issues with regards improvements to disability access across Information Services

5. To ensure the view, needs and preferences of disabled users inform service planning and delivery

6. To understand and align the work of Information Services to disability legislation and public duties.

7. To promote a better understanding of disability issues across Information Services

8. To work with the local disability community and representative groups within the University of York and affiliated professional organisations

Frequency of Meetings

4 x two hourly meetings per year will be arranged. These will be mid to late term with a fourth meeting in August or September to prepare for each new academic intake.

Meeting administration

Ian Morgan is the nominated secretary for the group and will:

• maintain the Google group and meeting folders

• arrange meetings

• prepare agendas

• take minutes

• distribute minutes

• deal with any other matters concerning the administration of the group.

The group members will approve the minutes of the previous meeting at the start of each meeting

Reporting to

LASM

Monitoring and review

These Terms of Reference will be subject to annual review. The group will undertake an annual review of its performance, via self-assessment by its members.

Last reviewed August 2019