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Competence standards

 

  • Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part 4 Code of Practice:

A revised Code of Practice concerning new duties upon providers of post-16 education and related services which came into force on 1 September 2006.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (*)

(*) Scroll down on the web page to find the link.

  • Competence standards - what on earth are they?

Jenni Dyer, Policy Director, Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities. Presentation given at Skill HE conference, 29 November 2007. 

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Inclusive teaching practice

  • Making your teaching inclusive:

The Open University website offers practical help with inclusive teaching issues. Inclusive Teaching

Disability Legislation: Practical Guidance for Academic Staff. Disability Legislation.

  • SWAP:

This guide includes top tips, advice on making your teaching inclusive and a list of further resources. SWAP

  • DO IT project:

Resources that focus on teaching and learning. DO IT resources

A guide that HEIs can adapt for their own use. DO IT guide 

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Inclusive curriculum practice

  • Teachability project:

A series of booklets providing information for academic staff on making the delivery of the curriculum accessible to disabled students. Teachability

  • Geography Discipline Network Inclusive Curriculum Project:

A set of ten online guides to consider how an inclusive curriculum can be designed for disabled students, tailored for different staff (e.g. lecturers, support staff and Heads of Department). Geography Discipline Network

  • Teaching for inclusion - diversity in the college classroom:

An American online publication that considers the curriculum in terms of all aspects of inclusivity. Diversity

  • DEMOS project (2004)

Online materials for staff disability awareness, from the University of Salford, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and UMIST. DEMOS

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Student engagement

  • Enhancing Student Engagement in the First Year: 10 Strategies for success:

A good practice guide produced by the Griffith Institute for Higher Education in Australia.
Good Practice Guide

  • Disability Rights Commission (2007) Understanding the Disability Discrimination Act:

Guidance on implementing the disability legislation, addressing the involvement of disabled people, both students and staff, as well as methods of involvement. Disability Rights Commission

  • Higher Education Institutions DED Overview Assessment Report:

This report follows an assessment of the performance of 21 HEIs in relation to the Disability Equality Duty, conducted by the Disability Rights Commission. The report highlights effective ways that HEIs have sought to involve students and the improvements that are required. The DED Report

  • Quality Assurance Agency Approaches to Student Engagement:

The QAA has defined four aims for its work on student engagement and identified its commitment to effectively engage students in the processes and management of quality assurance and enhancement Quality Assurance Agency

  • Student Participation in Quality Scotland (Sparqs):

An organisation, funded by the Scottish Funding Council and set up to support student engagement in quality assurance and enhancement in institutions across Scotland. Sparqs

 

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Inclusive assessment

  • Staff-Students Partnership for Assessment Change and Evaluation (SPACE):

A 3 year inter-disciplinary project that sampled the assessment experiences of over 800 disabled and non-disabled students. Includes evaluations of MAPs, student assessment preferences and a range of alternative and inclusive assessment case studies. SPACE Project

  • Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Part 4 Code of Practice:

Staff guidance on assignments and assessments (9.16 - 9.40). Disability Discrimination Act 2005

  • Inclusive Teaching (an Open University Guide):

Considers assessment in the context of inclusive teaching and learning. Inclusive Teaching

  • Strategies for Creating Inclusive Programmes of Study (SCIPS):

Provides a framework to inform future benchmarking in the area of inclusive assessment in the context of curriculum development for a range of subject areas considered by disability. SCIPS

  • American Psychological Association (APA):

Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals and Outcomes in the Undergraduate Psychology Major. APA online

  • Achieving Accessible Assessment Project (AAA):

Triple A is a HEFCE funded project at Nottingham Trent University designed to make practically-based subjects more inclusive for all students, regardless of impairment. AAA Project 

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Inclusive technology

  • JISC TechDis Service:

Provides advice and information on using inclusive and assistive technologies in improving the experience of disabled students, including a series of step-by-step guides (Accessibility Essentials). JISC TechDis Service

  • Accessibility in Learning Environments and Related Technologies (ALERT):

HEFCE-funded project to encourage enhanced pedagogic, practical and strategic use of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) software. ALERT

  • Access All Areas: Disability, Technology and Learning:

This book is designed to outline and describe how technologies can be used to meet the needs of disabled students. Access All Areas

  • Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (CETIS) Accessibility Special Interest Group (SIG):

The JISC CETIS website brings together educational technology news, comment and analysis. The SIG is for everyone in UK higher and further education who is interested in supporting a learner's individual needs and preferences. CETIS SIG

  • Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) See it Right:

Practical advice on designing, producing and planning accessible information. RNIB 

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Admissions/marketing

  • Admissions and marketing

Disability Rights Commission (DRC) (2005) DDA Guidance for staff in Higher Education. DRC Admissions and Marketing  

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Impact assessment

 

HEFCE (2004) Conducting impact assessments for equal opportunities in higher education - a guide to good practice. October 2004/37 Good practice.

Conducting impact assessments for equal opportunities in higher education - a guide to good practice

 

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Disability Equality Scheme

  • Shaping your Disability Equality Scheme:  

Help from the ECU to create your institution's first Disability Equality Scheme (DES). It includes helpful references to the DRC's Code of Practice and other public bodies' DESs.  While it doesn't provide a model Scheme, its suggested structure can be adapted to fit the culture of your own institution. Shaping your Disability Equality Scheme 

  • Diversity Guidance Publications

The site provides a broad range of advice and guidance documents that covers major areas of diversity.  Diversity Guidance Publications

 

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