Tag: disabilities
Disabled Student Allowance: update
The new disabled student allowance is making higher education more accessible, but barriers still remain, writes Jessica Wythe.
For students with disabilities, navigating the academic...
Symbols, fans and sensory bottles
There are plenty of options available, explains Lisa Spann.
Communication aids can be an essential tool for children with disabilities, enabling them to communicate more...
Point of view: Education Officer at nasen
Seeing the 'ability' in disability. Zoe Mather says we should be treating people more fairly.
In education we should be continually looking to challenge the...
Cycling for disabled children
It's independence, it's exercise, it's socialising, it's exploring, it's relaxing, it's exciting, it's practical and it's fun, says Kate Ball.
Cycling can provide all sorts...
The beauty of disability
Jonathan Harvey waxes philosophical on how an understanding of disabled people’s lives and ambitions can inspire SEN teacher training.
In order to work effectively with...
Loving and giving
Anna Sharkey on becoming an adopter.
People are motivated to adopt for many reasons such as infertility, wanting to grow their family by providing a...
The long wait for a home
According to Jenny MacQuire, children with disabilities often wait the longest for adoption.
There are about two thousand children waiting for adoption in England, and...
RHSE planning and student vulnerabilities
Jenny Fox on ensuring pupils with SEND benefit from high quality teaching and resources.
Children and young people with special education needs and disabilities face...
Point of View: diversity campaigner
You can't be what you can't see. We need more disabled teachers, says Ruth Golding.
Education should fully represent society, and it's important that we...
Government failing disabled people, human rights watchdog warns
The UK government has been accused by a human rights watchdog of making "slow progress" in improving the lives of disabled people.
The Equality and...