NB This is the sixth and last page of the online version of the SDT Guidance Note Disability disclosure, confidentiality and evidence in a Higher Education context, published in July 2004.

6: Useful Resources

Some resources that provide further detail or background information include:

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended) Code of Practice for providers of Post-16 Education and Related Services
Produced by the Disability Rights Commission (www.drc-gb.org). This site also contains a link to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and a useful series of booklets on particular aspects of disability law in Higher Education.
Teachability: Creating an Accessible Curriculum for Students with Disabilities
Published in 2000 by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, this document aims to be a source of information and a structure to assist institutions to review their provision for disabled students. It is available from the University of Strathclyde Special Needs Service: (www.teachability.strath.ac.uk).
Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning, eds Phipps L., Sutherland A. and Seale J.
This publication contains useful information on the choice of IT solutions for access problems experienced by disabled students. It was published in 2002 by Techdis, who have provided an online version of Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning.
Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
A generally indispensable source of information on good practice for disabled students. www.skill.org.uk.
Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality Standards in Higher Education. Section 3: Students with Disabilities.
Published in 1999 by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Available online at: www.qaa.ac.uk.
The Data Protection Act 1998
Available online at: www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm.
The Human Rights Act 1998
Available online at: www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm.
Finding Out About People's Disabilities
A document produced by the Department for Education and Skills. Available online at: www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/findingout/index.htm.
Providing Work Placements for Disabled Students
A document produced by the Department for Education and Skills. Available online at: www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/placements/index.htm.

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