DISABILITY

This sub-theme brings together resources aimed at students with disabilities and those supporting them at university or in the workplace.

• Healthcare Professionals With Disability website brings together a range of sources including; published journal articles, books and book chapters, web based information services, contacts, an email discussion group and a newsletter.
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• Resources for healthcare professionals with dyslexia.
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• Resources for practice teachers who support students with a disability in the workplace.
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• The National Disability Team (NDT) is contracted by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department for Employment and Learning for Northern Ireland (DELNI) to undertake the service of a national team to improve provision for disabled students in higher education. This site contains statistics, case studies, published reports and a resources directory.
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• This website provides demographic information, definitions of terms, guidance on legislation and good practice as well as useful contacts.
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• This site provides online resource information on disability, including centres and community based organisations, EU policies and forums. Resources for health care professionals with disabilities, and disabled students in higher education are also covered. In addition there are links to mental health and learning disability sites.
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• The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (a professional, educational and trade union body) website on diversity and equal opportunities in the workplace. There is access to news, information and links without member login.
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• Article on project to support student nurses with dyslexia entitled 'WWW support for nursing students with dyslexia and their tutors'. Health Informatics Journal 6 (2), 91-99.
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• Skill: National bureau for students with disabilities website. This is a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.
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• The Civil Service Diversity website provides useful resources in relation to diversity including legislation, reports, best practice guidelines and ‘toolkits’. Although it is addressed at those working in the civil service, the resources are equally applicable in a health cacre context.
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• This publication 'Inclusive Learning and Teaching: ILT for Disabled Learners' covers many important aspects of inclusive learning, and in particular gives guidance and information about disability legislation and the use of technology in education. The publication consists of 13 leaflets and can be downloaded in pdf format.
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• This is a study of different societal views of disabled people's inclusion to the study and practice of medicine. This is Special Report 4 of the Higher Education Academy: Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine and can be downloaded in pdf format.
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• Hall, J. and Tinklin, T. 1998 Students First: the experience of disabled students in Higer Education. Scottish Council for Research in Education; research report No 85 available from above website.
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• Through this ‘Partners in Practice’ project site, a framework for disability equality teaching in healthcare education entitled ‘Different Differences’, can be accessed. The framework document is currently found under the news and events section of the partners in Practice site.
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