This charter sets out the University’s commitment to ensuring all students have equitable access to development opportunities, hardware, software, connectivity and study space to effectively engage with their learning and establishes the expectations on students to engage with the opportunities available. This is in accordance with the University’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), with digital equity underpinning each of the 3 priorities of the EDI strategy: Inclusive environment and culture; Diversity and equity across our community and Inclusive practice.
Scope
This charter applies to undergraduate and postgraduate taught students in addition to postgraduate researchers (PGRs). Digital accessibility is a critical consideration contributing to digital equity and this document should be read alongside the University’s Website Accessibility Policy which is currently in development.
Definitions
As stated in Our Future Strategic vision and plan, the University is committed to ensuring that students / PGRs must be appropriately supported to develop the digital capabilities necessary to prepare them for their University studies and the workplace beyond. The University is equally committed to ensuring that access to appropriate hardware, software, connectivity and infrastructure is provided and suitable spaces to study are provided, accessible and fit for purpose.
The University commits to ensuring that, wherever possible: