Transforming Support for Students with Disabilities in UK Higher Education
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| author | Taylor, Mark Turnbull, Yvonne Bleasdale, Jo Francis, Hulya Forsyth, Henry |
| author_facet | Taylor, Mark Turnbull, Yvonne Bleasdale, Jo Francis, Hulya Forsyth, Henry Taylor, Mark Turnbull, Yvonne Bleasdale, Jo Francis, Hulya Forsyth, Henry |
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| contents | Transforming Support for Students with Disabilities in UK Higher Education Taylor, Mark Turnbull, Yvonne Bleasdale, Jo Francis, Hulya Forsyth, Henry Foreign Countries Disabilities Higher Education Educational Change Social Support Groups Academic Support Services Dyslexia Screening Tests Library Services Assistive Technology Access to Computers Accessibility (for Disabled) Computer Software Intended UK government changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance will have a significant impact on the support that UK universities provide for students with disabilities. In this article we examine the types of transformation that may be needed to support for university students with disabilities, from a socio-technical perspective. The research reported in this article involved a year-long case study in a UK university. The potential changes required to support for students with disabilities within the university studied, to cater for the proposed UK government changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance, include: providing non-medical helpers through external agencies; developing a dyslexia screening process; providing enhanced library services, including access to printers and scanners and assistance with assistive software; providing laptops with assistive software; making assistive software available in a limited form in computing laboratories; and more co-ordinated special examination provision. |
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| spellingShingle | Transforming Support for Students with Disabilities in UK Higher Education Taylor, Mark Turnbull, Yvonne Bleasdale, Jo Francis, Hulya Forsyth, Henry Foreign Countries Disabilities Higher Education Educational Change Social Support Groups Academic Support Services Dyslexia Screening Tests Library Services Assistive Technology Access to Computers Accessibility (for Disabled) Computer Software Transforming Support for Students with Disabilities in UK Higher Education Taylor, Mark Turnbull, Yvonne Bleasdale, Jo Francis, Hulya Forsyth, Henry Foreign Countries Disabilities Higher Education Educational Change Social Support Groups Academic Support Services Dyslexia Screening Tests Library Services Assistive Technology Access to Computers Accessibility (for Disabled) Computer Software Intended UK government changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance will have a significant impact on the support that UK universities provide for students with disabilities. In this article we examine the types of transformation that may be needed to support for university students with disabilities, from a socio-technical perspective. The research reported in this article involved a year-long case study in a UK university. The potential changes required to support for students with disabilities within the university studied, to cater for the proposed UK government changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance, include: providing non-medical helpers through external agencies; developing a dyslexia screening process; providing enhanced library services, including access to printers and scanners and assistance with assistive software; providing laptops with assistive software; making assistive software available in a limited form in computing laboratories; and more co-ordinated special examination provision. |
| title | Transforming Support for Students with Disabilities in UK Higher Education |
| topic | Foreign Countries Disabilities Higher Education Educational Change Social Support Groups Academic Support Services Dyslexia Screening Tests Library Services Assistive Technology Access to Computers Accessibility (for Disabled) Computer Software |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1128117 |