Staff
Name: Maeve Cowper
Title: Director of Student Services
email: maeve.cowper@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3802
Maeve Cowper is the Director of Student Services. Maeve has line management responsibility for all teams within the Student Services department, including the Enabling Support Team. Maeve chaired the University’s Disability Equality Scheme Working Group, and is also a member of the University’s Disability Working Group and the Equality and Diversity Board.
Name: Stephanie Sulaiman
Title: Senior Enabling Support Adviser
email: stephanie.sulaiman@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3251
Stephanie Sulaiman is the Senior Enabling Support Adviser. Stephanie has line management responsibility for the Enabling Support team and has responsibility for co-ordinating the provision of the Enabling Support Service at Paisley, Ayr and Hamilton campus. Stephanie oversees the provision of information and guidance to students, and has responsibility for the services under the recently established Needs Assessment Centre. Stephanie also conducts Needs Assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding. Stephanie is a member of the University’s Disability Working Group.
Name: David Blair
Title: Enabling Support Adviser
email: david.blair@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3923
David conducts interviews with students who have registered a disability and provides general advice and information on disability queries. David also conducts Needs Assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding.
Name: Tracy Davidson
Title: Enabling Support Adviser
email: tracy.davidson@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3924
Tracy conducts interviews with students who have registered a disability and provides general advice and information on disability queries. Tracy also conducts Needs Assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding.
Name: Lesley Taylor
Title: Enabling Support Adviser in Dyslexia
email: lesley.taylor@uws.ac.uk
Telephone:0141-849-4259
Lesley provides support for students with dyslexia and liaises with academic staff on the provision of support mechanisms for teaching students who are dyslexic. Lesley also conducts Needs assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding.
Name: Mhairi O’Brien Powell
Title: Enabling Support Adviser
email: mhairi.obrien@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 01292-886267
Mhairi conducts interviews with students who have registered a disability and provides general advice and information on disability queries. Mhairi also conducts Needs Assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding. Mhairi provides support for students at both Paisley and Ayr Campus.
Name: Susan Forsyth
Title: Enabling Support Adviser in Dyslexia
email: susan.forsyth@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3924
Susie provides support for students with dyslexia and liaises with academic staff on the provision of support mechanisms for teaching students who are dyslexic. Susie also conducts Needs assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding. Susie provides support for students at both Paisley and Hamilton Campuses.
Name: Michael McGhee
Title: Enabling Support Adviser
email:michael.mcghee@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 01698 894448 Ext 8605
Michael conducts interviews with students who have registered a disability and provides general advice and information on disability queries. Michael also conducts Needs Assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowanceapplications for funding.
Michael is able to give advice and guidance regarding appropriate software and hardware solutions to suit individual needs, as well as demonstrating how equipment can be used. He ensures that all Assistive Technologies situated in the Hamilton campus are up to date and administers a loan bank of essential equipment which may be accessed by disabled students as they await delivery of the equipment they receive as a result of Disabled Student Allowance funding from SAAS.
Michael provides support for students at the Hamilton Campus.
Name: Jennifer Watt
Title: Enabling Support Adviser
email: jennifer.watt@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 01698 894448 Ext 8600
Jennifer conducts interviews with students who have registered a disability and provides general advice and information on disability queries. Jennifer also conducts Needs Assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding.
Jennifer provides support for students at the Hamilton Campus.
Name: Saima Bashir
Title: Enabling Support Adviser in Dyslexia
email: saima.bashir@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141- 848-3518
Saima provides support for students with dyslexia and liaises with academic staff on the provision of support mechanisms for teaching students who are dyslexic. Saima also conducts Needs assessments and helps students in the preparation and submission of Disabled Student Allowance applications for funding.
Saima currently provides support for students at the Paisley, Ayr and Hamilton Campuses.
Name: Linda Murray
Title: Non-Medical Person Help Co-ordinator
email: linda.murray@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3422
Linda Murray is the Non-Medical Person Help (NMPH) Co-ordinator. Linda is responsible for managing the NMPH service. Linda also has line management responsibility for the pool of Non-Medical Personal Helpers who are employed by the University. Linda deals with the recruitment of NMPHs, the maintenance of the NMPH database, and the co-ordination of NMPH support. Students requiring NMPH support are referred to Linda by the Enabling Support Advisers, in order for Linda to match students with suitably experienced and qualified NMPHs.
Name: Linda Brackenridge
Title: Assistive Technology Support Co-ordinator
email: linda.brackenridge@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141-848-3704
Linda Brackenridge provides Assistive Technology demonstrations and support following referral by the Enabling Support Advisers, providing advice, guidance and information to students applying for a Disabled Students’ Allowance.
Linda has responsibility for the development of the Assistive Technology suites across all four campuses, this includes ensuring faciltites in the suites are current and appropriate to students needs.
Linda also co-ordinates the Assistive Technology loan service across all campuses and administrates the loan bank of essential equipment at Ayr and Paisley campus. The loan banks may be accessed by disabled students as they await delivery of the equipment they receive as a result of Disabled Student Allowance funding from SAAS.