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Disabled students call for strict new rules for universities that fail on access

By John Pring on 5th November 2020 Category: Education

Disabled students call for strict new rules for universities that fail on access
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A disabled students’ organisation has called for strict new rules on access to higher education, and – as a last resort – for universities to lose their licence to operate if they fail to meet them. Disabled Students UK (DSUK), a […]

MPs and peers hear of ‘heart-breaking’ discrimination facing disabled students

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Education

MPs and peers hear of ‘heart-breaking’ discrimination facing disabled students
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MPs and peers have been told of the “heart-breaking” discrimination faced by disabled students in universities across the country, and how this has grown even worse during the pandemic. Disabled students lined up to deliver testimony about their experiences of discrimination, […]

Student reform confusion ‘risks turning assessment system into PIP replica’

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Education

Student reform confusion ‘risks turning assessment system into PIP replica’
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Major changes to the way disabled students are assessed for their support risk turning the system into a replica of the government’s much-criticised personal independence payment (PIP) assessment regime, student leaders have warned. The changes will mean the closure in December […]

New government rule ‘forces disabled students to choose between food and equipment’

By John Pring on 17th May 2018 Category: Education

New government rule ‘forces disabled students to choose between food and equipment’
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Thousands of disabled students are being forced to choose between having food to eat or having the equipment they need to study, because a new government rule means they must pay £200 towards the cost of computers they need for disability-related […]

Latest ‘reckless’ DSA reforms could leave disabled students without support

By John Pring on 14th April 2016 Category: Education

Latest ‘reckless’ DSA reforms could leave disabled students without support
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New government reforms to support for disabled university students are “rushed and reckless” and could lead to many young people being left without the assistance they need to complete their degrees, say campaigners and industry experts. On Monday (18 April), the […]

Campaigners vow to fight ‘disgraceful’ cuts to university support

By John Pring on 4th December 2015 Category: Education

Campaigners vow to fight ‘disgraceful’ cuts to university support
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Activists have vowed to fight the government’s decision to press ahead with cuts to support for disabled students in higher education of nearly £30 million a year. Universities and science minister Jo Johnson announced yesterday (Wednesday) that – following a public […]

Government backtracks again on cuts to student support

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Education

Government backtracks again on cuts to student support
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The government has announced a further delay to its proposals to restrict the funding that helps disabled students attend university, days after two young people won permission to challenge its plans in the courts. Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation […]

Students’ legal bid over government’s DSA cuts

By John Pring on 6th February 2015 Category: Education

Students’ legal bid over government’s DSA cuts
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Two disabled students are taking legal action against the government in a bid to overturn proposals to restrict funding for support and equipment that helps them attend university. They say that they and other disabled students have not been consulted over […]

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