Sensory Needs
Support for Sensory Needs
Support for Sensory Impairments
Sensory needs include visual or hearing limitations that can impact communication, access to information, and overall learning experiences.
As someone with sensory needs, navigating through your academic journey can present unique challenges. Whether it's accessing alternative formats for course materials, utilizing assistive technologies, or arranging note-taking support, our Disability Team is here to assist you.
Support with external arrangements
Even though we don't provide BSL (British Sign Language) interpretation, CACDP (Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People) note taking, communication support, or teacher for the D/deaf services, we do support students in making those arrangements externally. We also liaise with local and other external providers to facilitate these arrangements.
The above services can often be funded through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
Hard-wired Vibrating Pillow Alarms
Some of our accommodation rooms have vibrating pillow alarm sockets fitted. These receive a signal directly from the fire alarm system and start vibrating whenever the system is in alarm.
If you have been provided with a vibrating pillow alarm that plugs into a wall socket, it is important that this is not unplugged.
Portable Vibrating Pillow Alarms
To provide greater flexibility with where we can allocate our students, we also issue portable vibrating pillow alarm devices. At the University of Warwick, we use DeafgardLink opens in a new window devices.
Deafgard continuously listens for the sound of a fire alarm and its vibration pad is placed underneath a pillow or mattress. If the fire alarm sounds, the pad vibrates. Powerful lights on the Deafgard flash and the screen displays “FIRE”. The device also features an integrated alarm clock.