Four in five disabled students say they are more likely to drop out of university if the government presses ahead with plans to reform the system of disability-related higher education support, according to “shocking” new figures. The poll of disabled students, carried out last month, found that if there were cuts to disabled student’s

Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs have raised concerns over government plans to “reform” the system of higher education support for disabled students. The disabled Tory MP Paul Maynard was among coalition MPs who questioned the plans to focus disabled students’ allowance (DSA) on those with the highest support needs. The government intends to restrict

Disabled students across England are today (Friday) taking part in a nationwide lobby of MPs’ surgeries in protest at “deeply unfair” reforms to the system of higher education support. The day of action has been organised by the National Union of Students (NUS), which says the reforms to the disabled students’ allowance (DSA) system

The government’s education reforms have come under heavy attack from delegates at the TUC’s annual disabled workers’ conference. Delegates approved an  emergency motion opposing cuts to disabled students’ allowance (DSA), which were announced at the beginning of last month and apply only to students from England. The motion said that all disabled students would

“Deeply unfair” reforms to the system of higher education support in England will make it harder for disabled students to attend university and more likely to drop out of their courses, say campaigners. The reforms to the disabled students’ allowance (DSA) system announced by the Conservative universities and science minister David Willetts this week

The least-inclusive local authority in the country is seven times more likely to send a child to a special school than the best-performing council, according to new research. In the latest of a series of reports stretching back to 1983, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) says its research shows a continued

An inclusive school sports scheme could eventually help to make disability hate crime a distant memory, according to a retired Paralympian and sports broadcaster. Kate Grey was speaking after the government announced that its Project Ability scheme, which supports disabled and non-disabled children to work together to increase inclusive sporting opportunities, had been extended

Campaigners for inclusive education have given a mixed reaction to the coalition’s Children and Families Act (CFA), which received royal assent this week. The act introduces a range of major reforms across adoption, family justice, and the special educational needs (SEN) system, including new education, health and care plans for disabled children and young