A significant proportion of disabled students are being told by university staff that their access needs are a nuisance or unreasonable, or even that they are trying to cheat the system by asking for adjustments, according to a groundbreaking survey. One […]
Education
UK Disability History Month begins with call for action on disablism in education
Only one in three disabled PhD students receive the support they need, report finds
Deaf student could be forced out of UK after university’s interpreter refusal
Concern over expansion of supported internship scheme ‘with potential for exploitation’
Government’s SEND plan is ‘wholly insufficient’ and ‘an all-round failure’
The government’s new plans for improving education for disabled children and young people have been described as “wholly insufficient” and an “all-round failure” by disabled people’s organisations. Alongside the long-awaited improvement plan, ministers have announced another “tranche” of new special schools […]