Useful Links
Go into this section for links to other websites both on research education and disability issues which you may find useful.
Click the headings below to reveal the links for that category.
Issues for disabled postgraduate research students
Disabled students and multiple policy innovations in higher education. A research report by Sheila Riddell, Teresa Tinklin and Alastair Wilson.
www.ces.ed.ac.uk/PDF Files/Disability_Report.pdf
A report from the University of Otago: Access and Success: issues affecting postgraduate students with disabilities
www.adcet.edu.au/uploads/documents/Holt_McKay.pdf
A report : Access to Research – institutional issues for disabled postgraduate research students.
downloads/accessToResearch_reportOnInstitution
IssuesForDisabledPGRstudents.pdf
The archive of articles and papers in disability studies housed at Leeds University, including several on models of disability.
www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/archframe.htm
disability/thinking/medical.php
An introduction to views of disability by Lynne Roper of the Media Research Institute, Stirling University.
www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/DisabilityinMedia.htm
A brief summary of 3 models of disability
www.soas.ac.uk/diversityfiles/DES/Appendix03.doc
Manchester City Council’s pages on disability and language.
www.manchester.gov.uk/disability/language
/index.htm
The Disability Studies archive housed at Leeds University contains several articles and papers on the language of disability.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/
archiveuk/archframe.htm
Disability legislation as it affects higher education
A comprehensive guide for academics on the legislation produced by the EQU (Equality Challenge Unit) and the Higher Education Academy.
www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/pubs_guidance.html
#200610DisabilityLegislationGuidance
Skill’s website (the National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) has a series of downloadable information sheets, including this 5 Step test to see whether discrimination has occurred.
www.skill.org.uk/info/infosheets/dd_5step.doc
There is also an article on DDA myths
www.skill.org.uk/info/dda_myths.asp
Quality standards – relevant sections of the QAA Code of Practice
Section 3: Students with disabilities
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/codeOf
Practice/section3/default.asp
Section 1: Postgraduate research programmes
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/codeOf
Practice/section1/default.asp
Teaching and learning – disability issues
The Open University has designed a website Inclusive Teaching in higher education.
www.open.ac.uk/inclusiveteaching/index.php
The SDT (Scottish Disability Team) has published an on-line guide containing very helpful scenarios for ‘reasonable adjustments’.
www.sdt.ac.uk/auxguide.asp
The SDT has also published Guidelines for Creating an Accessible Environment
www.sdt.ac.uk/acc_environment
A good practice guide to accessible curricula (UWIC, TechDis, LTSN)
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/resources/files/curricula.pdf
Nottingham University ’s guides: Inclusive Teaching Strategies cover issues for students with particular disabilities.
www.nottingham.ac.uk/disability/ITS%20leaflets.htm
Learning and Teaching Good Practice Guide published by the DRC in partnership with Skill, Universities UK and others.
www.skill.org.uk/info/drc_guides/learning_and
_teaching.doc
Teachability, a Scottish initiative, has produced a series of guides on aspects of teaching and learning, including:
Creating accessible course or programme design and structure for disabled students
www.teachability.strath.ac.uk/chapter
_2/tableofcontents2.html
Creating accessible lectures for disabled students
www.teachability.strath.ac.uk/chapter
_3/tableofcontents3.html
Creating accessible seminars and tutorials for disabled students
www.teachability.strath.ac.uk/chapter
_4/tableofcontents4.html
Creating accessible e-learning resources for disabled students
www.teachability.strath.ac.uk/chapter
_7/tableofcontents7.html
Interviewing disabled students
Sheffield University ’s advice to academic staff
www.shef.ac.uk/disability/interview/9_specific.html
Managing Oral Examinations for Students with Disabilities – a guide for staff and students on the Australian National University website. A guide produced by the DRC and Skill on accessible assessment. Teachability guide on creating accessible assessments for disabled students A briefing on accessible assessment from the Higher Education Academy website.
www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/
resources_for_staff/oral_exams.php
www.skill.org.uk/info/drc_guides/
examinations_and_assessments.doc
www.teachability.strath.ac.uk/chapter
_8/tableofcontents8.html
www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources.asp
?process=full_record§ion=generic&id=8
Teaching and Learning issues: specific disabilities
Nottingham University ’s guides: Inclusive Teaching Strategies cover issues for students with particular disabilities: Asperger’s syndrome, dyslexia, epilepsy, hearing impairment, mobility impairment, visual impairment.
www.nottingham.ac.uk/disability/ITS%20leaflets.htm
Loughborough University ’s guides for staff include working with students with specific disabilities, including mental health difficulties.
www.lboro.ac.uk/disabilities/pages/staff-information.html
Wolverhampton University has produced guides on teaching d/Deaf students.
www2.wlv.ac.uk/teachingdeafstudents/
Comprehensive BSL/English signed subject language glossaries for d/Deaf students in HE. The plain English definitions are also very useful for many students.
http://www.engineeringsigns.ac.uk
http://www.sciencesigns.ac.uk
http://www.artsigns.ac.uk
RNID strategies for teaching deaf and hard of hearing students
http://www.rnid.org.uk/information_resources/
factsheets/education/factsheets_leaflets/?ciid=269663
Working with students with dyslexia
On the British Dyslexia Association website there is an advice sheet for FE and HE lecturers.
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/extra330.html
The Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Toolkit.
www.civilservice.gov.uk/diversity/toolkits/dyslexia_kit/index.asp
A study guide for dyslexic students from Newcastle University
www.ncl.ac.uk/disability‐support/dyslexia/studyskills.pdf
Funding issues for disabled PGR students
'Funding information from Skill for disabled postgraduate students.
www.skill.org.uk/info/infosheets/PG_education.doc
Alternative sources of funding booklet from Skill: Funding from Charitable Trusts.
www.skill.org.uk/info/infosheets/trusts.doc
Information about funding for disabled students in higher education.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/EducationAndTraining
/HigherEducation/DG_10034898
Postgraduate research education (not disability-related)
A report: Improving standards in postgraduate research degree programmes.
www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/RDreports/2002/rd11_02/rd11_02.doc
Joint statement of the research councils/AHRB’s skills training requirement for research students.
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/training/
skill_train_req.pdf
HERO website (Higher Education and Research Opportunities) with comprehensive information and links.
www.hero.ac.uk/uk/research/index.cfm
Current research and funding opportunities
www.findaphd.com
The Research Councils UK web site which links to the individual research councils
www.rcuk.ac.uk
The UK GRAD website houses resources for postgraduate students and research supervisors.
http://www.grad.ac.uk).
A downloadable booklet on postgraduate study.
www.prospects.ac.uk/downloads/sis/booklets/
Postgradstudy.pdf
A searchable database of postgraduate opportunities.
www.postgrad.hobsons.com
Go to Find courses and research for a searchable database of research opportunities.
www.prospects.ac.uk
Vacancies for research degree programmes, including studentships.
www.findaphd.com
The Times Higher Education Supplement has a range of vacancies, including awards and scholarships
www.thes.co.uk
The Guardian on‐line vacancy service which includes in its education section studentships and PhD opportunities
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk
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