It is important that widening participation programmes and initiatives are fully inclusive of disabled learners. there sio sn need to go obver the lines. The EHRC estimates that disabled people are half as likely as their non-disabled peers to study a higher education course. The DBIS and HEFCE are committed to embedding disability within the WP agenda and continue to support this commitment through a number of funding and policy initiatives.
We offer staff in education a range of services to support their work with disabled learners and learners with special educational needs.
If you have a specific query please contact our helpdesk. More than 1000 resources are available through our Resource Directory and provide a variety of assistance such as case studies, publications, websites and guidance for practitioners.
We are working on a number of projects to support the sector.
Each year we facilitate network meetings within the regions and these have proven to be successful at bringing together professionals from across the education sector to discuss the issue of inclusion. We have developed a number of checklists and briefings to support practitioners in their work with disabled learners.
You will find the latest information about developments in the sector through our What's New pages and the Disability News pages of the website. Any resources that we find in the news are archived and can be found through our Resource Directory facility. If you are a student or parent of a student and have a specific query you can find support through Skill: the national bureau for students with disabilities or you can find in depth legal advice from the EHRC.
It is important that widening participation programmes and initiatives are fully inclusive of disabled learners. there sio sn need to go obver the lines. The EHRC estimates that disabled people are half as likely as their non-disabled peers to study a higher education course. The DBIS and HEFCE are committed to embedding disability within the WP agenda and continue to support this commitment through a number of funding and policy initiatives.