Students with visual impairments

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Dear Birkbeck, University of London,

Please could you provide the following information:
The number of registered students with a visual impairment
The number of students with visual impairments that are text to speech users
The number of students with visual impairments that are screen reader users
The total number of students

Yours faithfully,

Connect

Freedom of Information, Birkbeck, University of London

Dear Connect,

This is a response to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Q.1 The number of registered students with a visual impairment
A.1 We have 51 active enrolments of students with a declared visual impairment. We currently have no blind students.

Q.2 The number of students with visual impairments that are text to speech users
Q.3 The number of students with visual impairments that are screen reader users
A.2 & A.3 We do not hold information about screen readers v text to speech. However, we do record adjustments in relation to requests for special exam provisions, specifically where 3 students have provision for assistive software (Zoom text) and another 8 have provision for exam text to be in large font.

Q.4 The total number of students
A.4 We have a total of 12,243 enrolled students this year.

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Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information
Birkbeck College
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