Disability Support
We welcome applications from students with disabilities and this page contains details of the support we are able to offer. As well as adapted accommodation to suit different needs, College offers an inclusive and supportive environment to students with disabilities. The JCR appoint a Disabilities Officer and an Equality Officer to represent students on College Committees. These JCR Officers work closely with the Senior Tutor, the Senior Dean and the Fellow for Equality in College, with their peers in OUSU Welfare and the University Disability Advisory Office.
If you are considering applying to St John’s College and would like to discuss your individual requirements, please contact the Academic Administrator.
Accommodation
The College owns several rooms that are specially adapted for disabled students. These are all located within the College grounds, on nearby Museum Road, or within our new Kendrew Quad. Facilities available include specially adapted en suite and kitchen facilities, fixtures and fittings designed for blind or partially sighted students, as well as corridors and bedrooms that are fully accessible to wheelchair users.
If you apply and are invited for interview we will do our best to arrange accommodation to suit your needs. Please feel free to discuss your requirements by emailing Sarah Jones, Admissions Secretary. Prospective graduate students should email Caroline Lordan, Tutor for Graduates Secretary.
Funds for Blind and Partially Sighted Undergraduate Students
The Higby Bequest allows St John’s to offer specific support to blind and partially sighted undergraduates within the College. In previous years this has enabled us to provide specialist equipment and the translation of resources into Braille, allowing every student to make the most of the academic resources available at Oxford. We encourage any students who feel they might benefit from this support to email the Academic Administrator to discuss their individual requirements.
Library Arrangements
Our library staff are always willing to help those with any difficulty accessing library material. Our librarians will ensure delivery of textbooks and other resources to students who cannot consult them in the library itself. Any student requiring such a service or with any other queries regarding library and information support should contact the Librarian, Stewart Tiley, (call 277330 or email the Library) who will be happy to discuss their individual requirements.
Arrangements for examinations
If students need practical help with, or extra time for, examinations because of a disability, specific learning difficulty, or a chronic medical condition, the Academic Administrator can liaise with the appropriate college and university bodies in order to seek permission for, and organise, the required special provision.
For more information about how the College works with disabled students to accommodate their individual requirements, please read the following personal statement written by St John's Law graduate, Ben Gauntlett:
- Statement from Ben Gauntlett (27KB)
