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Academic Leaders and Heads: Resources
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SDT Guidance Notes
Here are Guidance notes produced by the Scottish Disability Team on key strategic issues relating to provision for disabled students.
Understanding Dyslexia: Originally published by Glasgow School of Art as a resource for students with dyslexia, the SDT has been given permission to reprint the 'Understanding Dyslexia' resource online as a useful reference on dyslexia. Topics covered include the cognitive characteristics of dyslexia, and the assessment and support process within a Higher Education context.
Reviewing provision and building capacity: tools and audit processes: A report produced jointly by the Scottish Disability Team and the National Disability Team can help you to consider if the practice, policy and procedures at your institution are inclusive for disabled students. This report provides factual information about a range of audit tools and processes that focus on learning and teaching, and/or central Higher Education services. This report also addresses the scope of each tool or process, how it can be used (with practical examples from HE institutions), and signposts to further information.
SDT Event Resources
Here are relevant resources produced by or for the Scottish Disability Team as part of events the Team has held.
Risk Assessments: Working for Disabled Students
This presentation looks at the forms of discrimination and gives examples of these. It also looks briefly at Health and Safety Law.
Date added: 24/04/2008 14:49:00
Risk Assessments: Working for Disabled Students - PowerPoint version.
Seven Stages to Impact Success Flowchart
This flowchart is a tool to guide those who carry out impact assessments. (Adapted from the Equality Challenge Unit publication ‘Conducting impact assessments for equal opportunities in higher education’ published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.)
Date added: 06/12/2005 15:24:24
Impact Assessment Checklist for Promoting Disability Equality
This is a checklist of steps for those who have to carry out Impact Assessments. (Adapted from the Equality Challenge Unit publication ‘Conducting impact assessments for equal opportunities in higher education’ published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.)
Date added: 06/12/2005 15:22:47
Impact Assessment Checklist for Promoting Disability Equality - Word version 
Impact Assessment Checklist for Promoting Disability Equality - PDF version 
Case Studies for Promoting Disability Equality
Case Study 1 - Assessing the impact of an assessment strategy. Case Study 2 - Assessing the impact of the mode of delivery for a course.
Date added: 06/12/2005 15:20:27
Case Studies for Promoting Disability Equality - Word version
Case Studies for Promoting Disability Equality - PDF version
Closing the Gap Presentation - Promoting Disability Equality
This presentation aims to outline the main principles of the DDA 2005, to discuss the main implications for HEIs and colleges and to consider the next steps. It also looks at how the new duties apply to learning and teaching.
Date added: 06/12/2005 14:22:03
Closing the Gap Presentation - Promoting Disability Equality - Powerpoint version
Closing the Gap Presentation - Promoting Disability Equality - Word version
Closing the Gap Presentation - Promoting Disability Equality - PDF version
Accessible Small Group Work
This presentation looks at the reasons for and the benefits of small group teaching and how it affects disabled students.
Date added: 31/03/2005 13:57:43
Accessible Small Group Work - Powerpoint version
DDA Amendment Regulations Exercise
This exercise asks about the impact of the new DDA Amendment Regulations.
Date added: 15/03/2005 15:20:45
DDA Amendment Regulations Exercise - Powerpoint version
DDA Amendment Regulations Exercise - Word version
DDA Amendment Regulations Exercise - PDF version
DDA Amendment Regulations Case Studies
Placement Case Study - Martin. Placement Case Study - Sarah. Placement Case Study - Daniel. Placement Case Study - Marjory.
Date added: 15/03/2005 15:16:45
DDA Amendment Regulations Presentation
This presentation looks at the effect of the DDA Amendment Regulations on work placements for students and qualification bodies and their partners.
Date added: 15/03/2005 15:05:22
DDA Amendment Regulations Presentation - Powerpoint version
DDA Amendment Regulations Presentation - Word version
DDA Amendment Regulations Presentation - PDF version
Accessible Small Group Work Case Study 2
This is a Case Study on Group Assignments.
Date added: 15/03/2005 14:48:01
Accessible Small Group Work Case Study 1
This is a Case Study on Creating accessible seminars and tutorials for disabled students.
Date added: 15/03/2005 14:37:11
Accessible Small Group Work Case Study 1 - Word version
Accessible Small Group Work Case Study 1 - PDF version
Assessment Case Studies
Three case studies on student assessment methods.
Date added: 22/03/2004 15:27:52
Assessment Protocols: Inclusive of the needs of all
This presentation looks at how the DDA Part IV applies to examinations and assessments.
Date added: 22/03/2004 15:24:46
Assessment Protocols: Inclusive of the needs of all - PowerPoint version.
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 3
This case study is an example of an examination appeal letter with discussion points.
Date added: 11/03/2004 12:05:09
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 3 - Word version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 3 - PDF version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 2 Form
This form is to be used in conjunction with Case Study 2
Date added: 11/03/2004 12:04:19
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 2 Form - Word version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 2 Form - PDF version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 2
This case study considers questions regarding the student feedback form - see Case Study 2 Form
Date added: 11/03/2004 12:03:19
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 2 - Word version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 2 - PDF version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 1
This case study is an example of a Course Description with points to discuss.
Date added: 11/03/2004 12:02:13
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 1 - Word version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Case Study 1 - PDF version
Evaluating Practice Exercise
This exercise is a table with statements applying to academic staff which then have to be considered for three other categories.
Date added: 11/03/2004 12:00:52
Accessible Exams and Assessments
This presentation covers issues relating to accessible exams and assessments for disabled students and how the law applies to these.
Date added: 11/03/2004 11:54:58
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Powerpoint version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - Word version
Accessible Exams and Assessments - PDF version
Inclusive Practice in Exams and Assessments
This presentation looks at how to make exams and assessments inclusive for disabled students.
Date added: 07/01/2004
Inclusive Practice in Exams and Assessments - Powerpoint version
Inclusive Practice in Exams and Assessments - Assessment Document
This is a briefing document on Assessing Disabled Students produced by the LTSN Generic Centre.
Date added: 07/01/2004
Inclusive Practice in Exams and Assessments - Assessment Document - Word version
Inclusive Practice in Exams and Assessments - Assessment Document - PDF version
Inclusive Exams and Assessments - Case Studies
Three case studies dealing with issues relating to examinations and assessments.
Date added: 07/01/2004
Inclusive Exams and Assessments - Case Studies - Word version
Inclusive Exams and Assessments - Case Studies - PDF version
Academic Leaders - DDA Part IV
This presentations aims to recap on the legislation; identify challenges posed by the Act for Academic Leaders; give guidelines on developing strategy; give information on the Teachability Project.
Date added: 20/05/2003 14:48:53
Academic Leaders - DDA Part IV - Powerpoint version
Academic Leaders - DDA Part IV - Word version
Academic Leaders - DDA Part IV - PDF version
Academic Leaders - Case Study 2
This case study is an exercise based on a course descriptor for a LLB Degree.
Date added: 20/05/2003 14:45:35
Academic Leaders - Case Study 1
This case study is an exercise based on course descriptors for English Language, Undergraduate LLB and Human Biology Courses.
Date added: 20/05/2003 14:44:45
Academic Leaders - Case Study 1 - Word version
Academic Leaders - Case Study 1 - PDF version
External Web Links
Here are links to other Web sites you may find of relevance. While we list these as being potentially of interest to you, we cannot guarantee the accessibility or validity of any information provided in external web sites.
We do our best to make sure that all the sites we link to are still in existence work, but if you do find one of the links below no longer works, then please let us know.
Teachability Project, Strathclyde University 
- Creating an Accessible Curriculum for Students with Disabilities. Here you will also find online copies of the original Teachability Booklet and the new booklets.