Disability Advisory Group

As of October 2024

Convenor: Staff Disability Advisor

Co-Chairs:

Teresa Pedroso, Disability Librarian, Bodleian Libraries 

Catherine Walter, Emeritus Fellow Linacre College

Secretary: Katy Routh, Senior Tutor, Wycliffe Hall 

Jennifer Carter, Senior Research Fellow, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit

Dan Holloway, Head of Administration and Finance, Centre for Linguistics and Philology

Suzi Hughes, Mental Health and Autism Advisor, Disability Advisory Service

Dominik Lukeš, Lead Business Technologist, AI/ML Competency Centre

Sharon Naylor, Occupational Health Clinical Manager

Ben Smith, Accessibility Advisor, Estates Services

Ben Tillyer, Head of Digital Accessibility, IT Services

Verity Westgate, Trial Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry

Although not a formal member of the group, the Head of the Equality and Diversity Unit attends the group from time to time to assist in its work.

Membership is drawn from staff across the collegiate University with experience of or an interest in disability. From time to time co-opted members are invited to the group (for a specific time) to assist with projects that the group is working on. The membership is discussed and revised every two years to ensure that the group has the opportunity to work with new and fresh ideas.

• To advise the Equality and Diversity Panel and the Equality and Diversity Unit (EDU) on issues relating to staff disability.
• To enable the views of disabled people to inform policy development and decision-making at the University, notably by participating in the Equality and Diversity Panel and the Joint Committee on EDI.
• To support the University in developing good practice in relation to providing a safe and supportive environment for disabled staff and visitors.

The group will meet at least once a term.
On the Equality and Diversity Panel, DAG Co-Chairs or deputised members will represent the group.
On the Joint Committee on EDI, a DAG Co-Chair will represent the three Staff Advisory Groups, or will brief the representative from another Advisory Group on disability matters.
The group will circulate discussion points and minutes to the Disabled Staff Network to encourage their input.