Skills' annual guide for disabled people planning to study in higher education, updated for 2009 entry. It answers all the questions you may have about the support available for disabled students and gives you the information you need to make the right choices.
10th December 2008
AchieveAbility is a national network formed to promote awareness of the needs of those with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia or Specific Learning Differences (SpLD) in the learning environment.
11th January 2008
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has launched a new campaign to improve the journey into adulthood for disabled youngsters.
Findings from interviews with young adults living with muscle disease have been released in the first publication of the ‘Bridging the gap’ campaign.
Going to university is the focus of the charity’s first investigation, which involved in-depth interviews with 20 people living with muscle disease by an independent research agency.
18th December 2007
Aimhigher is a national programme run by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with support from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
4th December 2006
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part 4 Code of Practice for providers of Post 16 education and related services.
26th June 2006
26th June 2006
Higher education colleages or university is the next step for some young people, that leads to a qualification such as a degree. Higher education instituions have an obligation to make provision for disabled students. Every university or college should have someone responsible for disabled students, often called a Diability Advisor, they can offer advice and support.
3rd May 2006
Future Aspirations of Students with Severe Learning Disabilities and of their Parents on Leaving Special Schooling is a study by Marisa Smyth and Roy McConkey of the University of Ulster. The study aims to determine the aspirations which Northern Irish parents and the young people with severe learning difficulties had in terms of post-school provision and to contrast the views expressed by parents with those of the young people.
20th April 2006