Emily Gray

Emily Gray, BA (Hons) Literature

BA (Hons) Literature graduate Emily Gray (35) from Strathpeffer, who is visually impaired, navigated being a student at UHI Inverness with determination, humour, and her guide dog April by her side. 

“Walking through the campus canteen with my guide dog to reach the lecture theatre could be fun as she was always on the lookout for food” said Emily. 

"As a visually impaired student, I found all the staff helpful and inclusive. Any modifications I needed were catered for. 

“The library staff were invaluable in finding texts and articles in an accessible format for me, and I would have struggled immensely with the referencing system and proofreading without the input from my learning support point of contact, Heather. My experiences as a visually impaired student were overall positive.”

“The lecturers were engaging and conveyed a real passion for literature, which added to my enjoyment of the modules I studied. I have always been a voracious reader, and was, at times, taken out of my comfort zone in terms of genres, and ‘forced’ me to read texts I would never have discovered otherwise.”

Emily spends four hours a week volunteering as a DJ for a community radio station. She has grown her listeners and says it would be fantastic to make a career in radio one day.