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SALEIE Disabled Students in Higher Education Penn Snowden Manager - Disability Services SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW The Legislative Context 1995 Disability Discrimination Act 2001 Special Education Needs


  1. SALEIE Disabled Students in Higher Education Penn Snowden Manager - Disability Services SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  2. The Legislative Context • 1995 Disability Discrimination Act • 2001 Special Education Needs and Disability Act • 2010 The Equality Act SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  3. University of York Figures • In 2004/05 - 7,155 undergraduates • 8.5% recorded as having impairments • 2004/05 – 1,454 postgraduates • 8.3% recorded as having impairments SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  4. Collection of Data - Undergraduates The University has collected information about students and staff with disabilities. The key figures are shown below. Student figures (home students only, not EU or overseas): SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  5. Collection of Data - Postgraduates The University has collected information about students and staff with disabilities. The key figures are shown below. Student figures (home students only, not EU or overseas): 2012 National Student Survey In 2012 the institutional results were broken down by various demographic and social factors to see if there was any evidence of student sub-groups having a systematically different experience. This showed that in comparison to students without disabilities: n students with dyslexia reported significantly lower satisfaction in their learning experience except for teaching on my course n students with other disabilities had lower satisfaction levels in their learning experience. SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  6. Computer Science SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  7. Electronics SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  8. Current Practice • Maximise use of accessibility features in IT • Create an inclusive curriculum • Lab assistants can facilitate student learning • Protocols and experiment details to dyslexic students in advance • Agree a plan with placement provider SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

  9. How do we move forward together as European Partners? • To bring together policy administrators to review best practice • To build a common understanding of governance • To create a centre of excellence SALEIE: Project No. 527877-LLP-1-2012-1-UK-ERASMUS-ENW

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