Newcastle College

A mainstream college that provides support to deaf, hard of hearing and blind and partially sighted students.

The college provides specialist support and sighted guiding. It also offers a transcription service which specialises in adapting course materials into a variety of different formats to suit the learner's needs, including exam papers, lecture notes, hand-outs, books etc.

The Assistive Technology Team support students who
have a disability with:
• laptops/dictaphones/loop systems etc
• transcription services (braille/alternative formats)
• assistive technology training
• specialist software.