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Universal Accessibility and Disability Services
Find out from the lecturer or course co-ordinator if the overheads or PowerPoint slides are available on the module site on the intranet or can be emailed directly. If this is not the case in your course then contact the lecturer with your problem and he/she should be able to provide you with enlarged copies of the presentation material at the beginning of each lecture or in advance if possible.
Contact the Lab Assistant prior to going to the lab or the lecturer for assistance. Failing which contact the Disability Unit, disability@mandela.ac.za or , ruth.barends@mandela.ac.za and if you are eligible we will strive to find a Volunteer or relevant assistance for you in your laboratory work.
Personal care is currently not funded through the Nelson Mandela University. You may like to make contact well before your arrival and finalization of your application to the Nelson Mandela University to determine what support may be available, or view some of the organisations on the links page of this website. Alternatively the Health Services on each campus can be contacted for personal carer information which can be arranged at a cost to the student.
Refer to the Accessible route map on the Nelson Mandela University website or request copies from the Disability Unit.
During First Year Orientation activities are arranged and contact is encouraged from a general social point of view. There is a Special Needs Orientation Day in January each year when you may meet other students with disabilities at information sessions, or at the How2 Sessions, as well participate in the Society’s activities. The Society for students with disabilities and able-bodied students, namely FUSION arranges social meetings for students during the year at different venues on the various campuses and contact information can be obtained from the Societies offices on each campus.
If you do not feel comfortable approaching the lecturer or course co-ordinator then you may like to approach the Disability Unit for support. It is the Nelson Mandela University’s policy to treat all people fairly and with dignity.
Yes, you will need to approach the DSU who will arrange assessments with the Student Counselling Career and Development centre and inform the relevant department notifying them of your need for extra time. You may be asked to supply supportive information if this is not already available.
The Nelson Mandela University Graduate Placement department located at each campus has a comprehensive resource database and qualified staff that will be able to talk to you about your concerns.
The decision to offer transportation as a related service to students with disabilities should be made when the student, because of his or her unique needs, cannot access the regular shuttle transportation services on campus or cannot access the buildings comfortably.