Working with Disabled Students
Working with disabled students is an important issue for engineering departments for a number of reasons including:
- Staff and institutions in higher education are committed to providing access to high quality engineering education for all those who can benefit from it.
- Recruitment issues, together with the widening participation agenda, mean that engineering needs to attract and retain all those who can benefit from an engineering education and can then contribute to engineering practice.
- The QAA’s Code of Practice on Students with Disabilities provides clear guidance for institutions on ways of ensuring that students with disabilities have access to a learning experience comparable to that of their peers.
- Legislation, including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (DDA 2005) which has has introduced
a positive public sector duty towards disabled people. For information about
the application of DDA Part 4 to learning and teaching see Disability Legislation: Practical Guidance for Academic Staff.
The Engineering Subject Centre Guide to ‘Working with Disabled Students (2nd Edition June 2005)’ provides a comprehensive resource on the positive steps engineering departments can take to develop good practice to ensure that quality engineering education is available to all who can benefit from it.
Our resource database currently contains 51 resources in the disability section, listed in summary form below. To view the full descriptive record for each resource click the '[View full description/Comments] '.
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Full list of 51 resources from the disability section listed below.
Case study : adapting to the needs of hearing impaired students
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This is a case study written by a professor in audiology for the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. The author discusses his experiences of working with hearing impaired students and adapting teaching to accommodate to their needs.
Author(s): Prof. Mark Lutman
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/cs5.asp
Case study : the experience of a wheelchair user studying Agricultural Engineering at Harper Adams University College
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This case study describes the experience of a wheelchair user who studied Agricultural Engineering at Harper Adams University College. The paper describes the student's background and reflections, the perspective of Harper Adams University College as well as the lessons learned. The case study is also included in the Engineering Subject Centre's guide 'Working with disabled students' (2nd ed. 2005).
Author(s): Chris Swift, Geoffrey Wakeham, Sarah Parsons
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/Disability/agriculture.pdf
Case Study of 'Provision for a Wheelchair User Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of Exeter'
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This case study is part of the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It describes the provision for a wheelchair user within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Exeter and covers issues such as safety, lessons learnt, furniture provision, space allocation, security and building development.
Author(s): John Boyle
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/cs3.asp
Case Study of 'the Experience of a Deaf Student in Product Design and Manufacture'
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This is a case study written by a graduate in Product Design and Manufacture and contained within the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It is about a deaf student's background, support provided at University, life after University and other issues.
Author(s): Alasdair Pattison
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/cs4.asp
Case Study of the 'Experience of a Deaf Student in Electronic and Electrical Engineering'
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This is a case study from the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It describes the experience of a deaf student in Electronic and Electrical Engineering and includes details of the author's background, the support provided by the University, and some experiences of his life after University.
Author(s): Andrew Kay
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/cs6.asp
Case study of the 'Experience of a Dyslexic Student in Environmental Engineering'
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This is a case study contained within the first edition of the'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities' and describes the experiences of a severely dyslexic first year student at a traditional city centre university.
Author(s): Engineering Subject Centre (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/cs1.asp
Case Study of the 'Experiences of a University Teacher with a Visual Impairment'
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This case study comes from the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It describes the experiences of a university teacher with a visual impairment. It covers the teacher's personal goals, support received, issues and reflections of his work. The Guide contains a number of case studies written by students and staff and aim to support academics by sharing experiences, problems and solutions to working with disabled staff and students. It covers the positive steps departments should take in order to be compliant with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act of 2001 (SENDA).
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Author(s): Dr Cliff Beevers
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/cs2.asp
Engineering Subject Centre guide : working with disabled students
(Ed./Ver: 2nd ed.)
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This updated guide to Working with Disabled Students provides a comprehensive resource on the positive steps engineering departments can take to develop good practice and to ensure that quality engineering education is available to all. The guide will also help departments and institutions to develop a response to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act of 2001 (SENDA).
Author(s): Mr Christopher Hopkins et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/resources/disguide2ed.pdf
Engineering Subject Centre Mini-Project Report : portable learning and assessment – towards ubiquitous education
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This report presents the outcomes from a Mini-Project on "Portable Learning and Assessment - Towards Ubiquitous Education", funded by the Engineering Subject Centre. The report includes a case study on the Mini-Project (published as a chapter in Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators and Trainers by Kukulska-Hulme, A. and Traxler, J. 2005); a guide for those considering using PDAs; a guide suggesting uses of PDAs with engineering students with disabilities.
Author(s): Jon Trinder, Jane Magill, Scott Roy
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/miniproject/pda.pdf
LTSN Engineering Case study: Evaluating accessibility and use of a laboratory by a student who uses a wheelchair and a blind member of staff
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This case study describes the findings of two disabled people who visited an engineering laboratory. It highlights aspects of building design, room layout and equipment use that are often overlooked and which often can be rectified quite simply and inexpensively. The points raised may be used to audit any building and lab. The case study was produced with Mini-Project funding from the Engineering Subject Centre. It is also included in the Engineering Subject Centre's guide 'Working with disabled students' (2nd ed. 2005).
Author(s): Marion Hersh, Nina Baker, Metta Macleod
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/Disability/hersh.pdf
Mini Case Study of 'An Engineering Academic with a Hearing Impairment'
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This mini case study is contained with the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It is written by a senior lecturer with hearing difficulties and describes the feelings of the author and how far the technological aids help to solve these problems.
Author(s): Mr John Boyle
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/mcs5.asp
Mini Case Study of 'Dyslexia Support for Engineering Students'
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This mini case study written by the Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator for the School of Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, is contained within the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It describes the support provided for engineering students with dyslexia at Liverpool John Moores University.
Author(s): Rebecca Bartlett
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/mcs2.asp
Mini Case Study of 'Maths Support for an Engineering Student with Dyslexia'
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This mini case study is provided within the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. The case study is about maths support for an engineering student with dyslexia. It introduces the student's difficulties and describes the support for this student provided by the Mathematics Learning Support Centre at Loughborough University.
Author(s): Clare Trott
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/mcs3.asp
Mini Case Study of the 'Tri-partite System at Work : A Mathematical Engineering Student with Asperger's Syndrome'
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This case study is contained within the 'Guide to Working with Students with Disabilities'. It talks about the tri-partite system, which is used to help a mathematical engineering student who has Asperger's Syndrome. The case study covers the student's problems and the services offered by both the Department and the University.
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/mcs6.asp
Possible uses of PDAs for Engineering students with disabilities
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This report briefly discusses potential uses for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for engineering students, especially those with a disability. The PDA is a small, portable handheld computer that typically comes equipped with diary and personal organiser tools. A PDA normally has the ability to synchronise and exchange data with a desktop computer and can be customised by installing extra applications, thus enabling the PDA to be utilised in many ways.
Author(s): Jon Tinder
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/dis/pda.asp
The accessible electronics lab : lab accessibility for disabled students
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This short guide is the outcome of one of the phase 3 Mini-Projects funded by the Engineering Subject Centre. The document provides guidance on how to make engineering course labs accessible to all disabled students and covers teaching aims, location, equipment, lab environment, timing and preparation.
Author(s): Marion Hersh et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/accessible_labs.pdf
Working with students with disabilities : Engineering event
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This is the web page of a workshop held at Loughborough University on 24th June 2003. It aimed to help engineering departments think about the implications of legislation, to develop good practice and to find out more about the resources and support available under the Special Education Needs and Disability Act (SENDA). The day covered many common concerns, including assessment and dyslexia, and demonstrated how an integrated strategy can be implemented to address disability issues. The web page provides access to the presentations and to the Engineering Subject Centre guide to Working with Disabled
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URL(s):
• http://www.engsc.ac.uk/nef/events/disability2.asp
Disability legislation: practical guidance for academics
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This is a guide jointly produced by the Equality Challenge Unit and the Higher Education Academy. It provides academic staff with information about the application of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Part 4 to learning and teaching and is suitable for staff training and development. It draws on sector resources and provides examples of issues and good inclusive practice when teaching disabled students. It covers: admissions and induction; programme design and validation; lectures; practicals; group work, seminars and tutorials; e-learning and distance learning; work placements, field trips
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Author(s): Sue Cavanagh, Yvonne Dickinson
URL(s):
• http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/ourwork/tla/dis…
Special educational needs and disabilities in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Planet is the bi-annual publication of the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES). Planet Edition 3 is a special edition dedicated to Disabilities.
Author(s): GEES Subject Centre (editor) (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.gees.ac.uk/planet/index.htm#PSE3
Supporting students with Asperger's syndrome in the physical sciences
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This is a practice guide from the Physical Sciences Subject Centre of the Higher Education Academy. The guide, related quick guide cards and DVD aims to improve the situation of students with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). The quick guides (available in the main document and additionally as loose A4 sheets) cover academic contact, admin staff, head of school/department, lab demonstrators, lab technicians, personal and programme tutors. The guide is edited by two physical science academics - Mark Hughes and Alan McCall and two disability professionals - Victoria Milne and Sylvia Pepper.
Author(s): Mark Hughes et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/ps/documents/practice_guides/p…
• http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/projects/detail/development_p…
Access all areas : disability, technology and learning
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'Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning' is a book produced by TechDis and ALT (the Association for Learning Technology) It is aimed at all staff in Further and Higher Education and contains advice and case studies relating to many aspects of the learning process in relation to disabled people and students with learning difficulties. Copies of the guide are available in MP3 format or can be ordered from ALT or TechDis.
Author(s): Lawrie Phipps, Allan Sutherland, Jane Seale
URL(s):
• http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=1_1_20042209080936_20040610…
Accessible curricula : good practice for all
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This Guide was produced by the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff in conjunction with the (then) LTSN Generic Centre and TECHDIS. It offers a 'quick reference' manual for curriculum-related disability issues, including course materials, field trips, work placements, laboratory practicals and assessments. It has been designed to assist academics to design and deliver coursework to allow for the divergent needs of student populations.
Author(s): Carol Doyle, Karen Robson
URL(s):
• http://www.techdis.ac.uk/resources/files/curricula.pdf
Achieving Accessible Assessment (AAA)
Other title: Triple A project
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Triple A was a HEFCE funded project (funding 2003-2005) at Nottingham Trent University designed to make practically-based subjects more inclusive for all students, regardless of impairment.
The Centre for Broadcasting & Journalism at Nottingham Trent University was undertaking research to study the effects that methods of assessment have on students with disabilities. The aim was to discover whether the practicalities of using broadcast equipment inadvertently disadvantage physically-disabled people who wished to train as broadcast journalists.
Author(s): Triple A project team (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.ntu.ac.uk/CASQ/quality/aaa/index.html
Action on Access
Other title: The national co-ordination team for widening participation
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This is the website of Action on Access, the national co-ordination team for widening participation in higher education. Action on Access support the development, promotion and enhancement of social inclusion for the broadest possible access to higher education by:
- working with institutions and key stakeholders across the higher education sector
- working with partnerships including Aimhigher
- working to promote inclusive approaches to disability within higher education
They are funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department for
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Author(s): Action on Access (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.actiononaccess.org/
Alert (accessibility in learning environments and related technologies) guidelines
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The ALERT (Accessibility in Learning Environments and Related Technologies) project website contains Guidelines on improving provision for disabled students through use of a VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). The guidelines have been developed over two years as part of the HEFCE funded Strand 2 ALERT project and are based on a series of case studies with staff and disabled students. Themed guidelines include :
Introduction to ALERT guidelines
Holistic use of a VLE
Delivery of learning support materials through a VLE
Asynchronous discussion through a VLE
Synchronous discussion
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Author(s): HEFCE (Corporate Author), Durham University (Corporate Author), Bournemouth University
(Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.dur.ac.uk/alert/guidelines.htm
Central London Assessment Services (CLASS)
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The Central London Assessment Services (CLASS) supports the needs of disabled students within the University of Westminster as well as being a major provider of needs assessments and specialist IT training for all UK students pursuing claims under the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA). It is a member of the National Network of Assessment Centres (NNAC) and is listed by the DfES (QAG) as a supplier of Needs Assessments. The website contains information about the centre and links to other related site offering support for disabled students.
Author(s): CLASS (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.class.org.uk/
Count me in FE
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This 2003 Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) publication reports research which examined inclusive learning from the perspectives of learners with learning difficulties and disabilities in FE. Learners spoke about their experiences of:
· getting in to colleges;
· being included in the life of the college;
· learning and support on their courses;
· having a say about provision and moving on from college.
Learners were positive about FE and their learning programmes but there were concerns about some aspects of provision.
Author(s): Vikki Anderson et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.lsda.org.uk/pubs/dbaseout/detailed.asp?title=Count+me…
DEMOS project
Other title: On-line Materials for Staff Disability Awareness
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The DEMOS project ran from 2000 to March 2003 and was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England under strand three of the initiative Improving Provision for Students with Disabilities. The project developed an online learning package aimed specifically at academic staff and examined the issues faced by disabled students in higher education. The package contains modules on accessibility, admissions and dyslexia and other resources such as FAQs and a Glossary. The project was a collaboration between the four universities in the Manchester area - the University of Salford, the University
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Author(s): DEMOS (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://jarmin.com/demos/index.html
Developing an inclusive curriculum : a guide for heads of department and course leaders
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This guide for heads of department and course leaders forms part of the Inclusive Curriculum Project (ICP) Guide Series. The project aimed to support disabled students of geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) in higher education, transferring findings to academics, educational developers, learning support staff and advisors. Comprising nine staff guides and one student guide, the series is a primary output of the ICP project. Though written for the GEES community, the guides are appropriate for other disciplines and provide guidance on supporting disabled students to help them make
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Author(s): Margaret E. Harrison, Michele Hills (Series Editor), Mick Healey (Series Editor)
URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/icp/ihod.pdf
Developing an inclusive curriculum : a guide for lecturers
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This guide for lecturers forms part of the Inclusive Curriculum Project (ICP) Guide Series. The project aimed to support disabled students of geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) in higher education, transferring findings to academics, educational developers, learning support staff and advisors. Comprising nine staff guides and one student guide, the series is a primary output of the ICP project. Though written for the GEES community, the guides are appropriate for other disciplines and provide guidance on supporting disabled students to help them make the most of their learning
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Author(s): Phil Gravestock, Michele Hills (Series Editor), Mick Healey (Series Editor)
URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/icp/ilecturer.pdf
Developing an inclusive curriculum : a guide for support staff
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This guide for support staff forms part of the Inclusive Curriculum Project (ICP) Guide Series. The project aimed to support disabled students of geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) in higher education, transferring findings to academics, educational developers, learning support staff and advisors. Comprising nine staff guides and one student guide, the series is a primary output of the ICP project. Though written for the GEES community, the guides are appropriate for other disciplines and provide guidance on supporting disabled students to help them make the most of their learning
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Author(s): Carolyn R. Roberts, Michele Hills (Series Editor), Mick Healey (Series Editor)
URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/icp/isupport.pdf
Developing an inclusive curriculum for a) students with mental health issues ; b) students with Asperger Syndrome
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This publication covers two disctinct areas: i) students with mental health issues and ii) Asperger Syndrome. It forms part of the Inclusive Curriculum Project (ICP) Guide Series. The project aimed to support disabled students of geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) in higher education, transferring findings to academics, educational developers, learning support staff and advisors. Comprising nine staff guides and one student guide, the series is a primary output of the ICP project. Though written for the GEES community, the guides are appropriate for other disciplines and provide
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Author(s): Jonathan Leach, Jacky Birnie
URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/icp/imental.pdf
Developing an inclusive curriculum for students with mobility impairments
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This publication, focussing on students with impaired mobility, forms part of the Inclusive Curriculum Project (ICP) Guide Series. The project aimed to support disabled students of geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) in higher education, transferring findings to academics, educational developers, learning support staff and advisors. Comprising nine staff guides and one student guide, the series is a primary output of the ICP project. Though written for the GEES community, the guides are appropriate for other disciplines and provide guidance on supporting disabled students to help
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Author(s): Claire Milsom, Naseem Anwar, Sue Thompson
URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/icp/imobility.pdf
Disabilities : Academic Resource Tool (DART )
Other title: DART
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The Disabilities Academic Resource Tool (DART) project 2003-2005, based at Loughborough University, focused on engineering and the built environment and sought to offer advice and guidance on providing a more accessible curriculum. The DART Project developed an online auditing & diagnostic tool (DART Tool) that offers advice and guidance on how to:
• Design and deliver a more accessible curriculum
• Overcome barriers to accessible practice
• Adjust learning and teaching practice for the benefit of all students
• Respond to the needs of disabled students
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Author(s): DART Project Team (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/tool
Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Interest Group : supporting mathematics in higher education
Other title: DDIG
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This is the website of the Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Interest Group (DDIG) supporting mathematics in higher education. It aims to promote awareness of the difficulties experienced, exchange information and develop appropriate resources for mathematical support. Support of engineering students is a significant part of this work. DDIG has been self-funded from September 2005.
URL(s):
• http://ddig.lboro.ac.uk/
Employers' forum on disability
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This is the website of The Employers' Forum on Disability, a UK employers' organisation focused on the issue of disability in the workplace. It is funded and managed by employers. The Forum represents organisations in the private, public and educational sectors who employ over 20% of the UK workforce. The Forum is recognised as the authoritative voice on disability as it affects employers and service providers. The website provides further information about the organisation, its resources and events and membership details.
URL(s):
• http://www.employers-forum.co.uk/
Employment opportunities for people with disabilities
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This is the website of Employment Opportunities, a charity helping people with disabilities find and retain work. It also provides a wide range of support and advice to employers on disability and employment issues and has a section for students and graduates.
URL(s):
• http://www.opportunities.org.uk/
EngineeringSigns : the online BSL / English glossary for engineering and the built environment
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This website provides an online British Sign Language (BSL) glossary for engineering and the built environment. It translates specialist terms in Civil, Electrical and Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering into signs. The glossary was produced as part of a disability project funded by HEFCE in 2003. To view the video clips, the site requires the user to first select a video player.
Author(s): Judith Mole et al.
URL(s):
• http://www.engineeringsigns.ac.uk/
Finding out about people's disabilities : a good practice guide for further and higher education institutions
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This Department for Education and Skills guide provides information and examples of good practice to post-16 institutions on the actions institutions should take to find out about people's disabilities.
Author(s): Department for Education and Skills (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/findingout/index.htm
Inclusive assessment in Higher Education : a resource for change [ Staff-Student Partnership for Assessment Change and Evaluation (SPACE) ]
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SPACE (Staff-Student Partnership for Assessment Change and Evaluation) was a three-year HEFCE funded Project, based at the University of Plymouth, developing and promoting alternative forms of assessment as a way of facilitating a more inclusive approach to assessment. SPACE aimed to identify, use and provide evidence of the efficacy and quality assurance of a range of alternative accessible assessments for course development and assessment suitable for disabled students. This web page provides online access to the project report, and links to case studies.
Author(s): SPACE project team (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=10494
Issues in developing an inclusive curriculum : examples from geography, earth and environmental sciences
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This publication forms part of the Inclusive Curriculum Project (ICP) Guide Series. The project aimed to support disabled students of geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) in higher education, transferring findings to academics, educational developers, learning support staff and advisors. Comprising nine staff guides and one student guide, the series is a primary output of the ICP project. Though written for the GEES community, the guides are appropriate for other disciplines and provide guidance on supporting disabled students to help them make the most of their learning experience.
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Author(s): Mick Healey, Alan Jenkins, Jonathan Leach
URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/icp/ioverview.pdf
JISC TechDis technology database
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The JISC TechDis technology database is part of the JISC funded TechDis service. The database is intended to provide an online resource of information and products available to assist disabled students and staff in the United Kingdom Higher and Further Education sectors. The database may be searched by Disability/Impairment, by Learning Environment, or by keywords.
Author(s): JISCTechDis (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=3_1
Learning support for disabled students undertaking fieldwork and related activities
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This website provides access to six guides produced in 2001 with funds from HEFCE's Improving Provision for Disabled Students Funding Programme. The Guides are:
· Issues in Providing Learning Support for Disabled Students Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
· Providing Learning Support for Students with Mobility Impairments Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
· Providing Learning Support for Blind or Visually Impaired Students Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities
· Providing Learning Support for d/Deaf or Hearing Impaired Students
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URL(s):
• http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/disabil/
Learning, teaching and assessment : a guide to good practice for staff teaching d/Deaf students in science and engineering
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This short guide contains practical advice for staff who teach d/Deaf students. Different teaching situations, from lab work to formal lectures, are covered. The guide was produced as part of the University of Wolverhampton's HEFCE-funded SignsOnline project.
Author(s): Judith Mole, Diane Peacock
URL(s):
• http://www.wlv.ac.uk/teachingdeafstudents/Science_engineering.pd…
Making a difference : the impact of aimhigher
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This set of ten booklets has been produced by Aimhigher partnerships in England and collated by Action on Access. Aimhigher's remit involves widening participation in higher education. For each activity within a given theme, case studies describe the activities and evaluation, and follow-up work noted. The booklets are suitable for those wanting to introduce under-represented groups to the possibility of Higher Education, as well as those actively recruiting students from schools, colleges, communities and the workplace. The booklets are: 'Summer Schools'; 'ACE, taster and other aspiration-raising
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Author(s): Action on Access (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.actiononaccess.org/index.php?p=2_5_4_3_1_1
Making your teaching inclusive
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This website provides practical advice about inclusive teaching and how organisations can meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. It provides a picture of what study is like for disabled students, and what can be done to enhance their learning. The website has information about learning support, assistive technologies and specialist staff, and staff development resources.
Author(s): Open University (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.open.ac.uk/inclusiveteaching/
Teachability Project : creating an accessible curriculum for students with disabilities
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This is the website of 'The Teachability Project: Creating an Accessible Curriculum for Students with Disabilities'. It provides a selection of freely available publications for academic staff, including eight online booklets to create accessible practices for disabled students in: courses or programmes of study; course or programme design and structure; lectures; seminars and tutorials; placements, study abroad and field trips; practical classes.
Author(s): University of Strathclyde (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.teachability.strath.ac.uk/index.html
TechDis
Other title: The Technology for Disabilities Information Service
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TechDis, The Technology for Disabilities Information Service, is a service funded by the Joint information Systems Committee (JISC). It aims to enhance access for those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to learning and teaching, research and administration across higher and further education through the use of information and communication technologies. The TechDis website contains information about events, staff development material and databases providing online resources about products and information which are available to assist those with disabilities.
Author(s): TechDis (Corporate Author)
URL(s):
• http://www.techdis.ac.uk/
TLC : Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism : Towards Learning Creatively
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This is the website of TLC: the Towards Learning Creatively (FDTL funded) project. The project looks at research and information about non- and partly-written forms of assessment and provides support and development for lecturers and managers wanting to promote change in assessment to be more relevant to people with disabiltiies.
It is a web-based resource which includes assessment ideas, exemplar briefs and case studies.
URL(s):
• http://www.creativeassessment.org.uk/
