Scottish
Disability
Team
Disability Co-ordinators and Advisors: 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.
Guidance on International Students with Personal Care Support Needs: These Guidance Notes cover the responsibilities of universities/colleges under the Disability Discrimination Act, the law concerning the duty of care as well as looking at issues of residency and reciprocal agreements for international students.
The Disability Equality Duty: Implications and Opportunities for ICT provision in Higher Education Institutions and Colleges of Further Education: The SDT and Digital Media Access Group have jointly produced this report. It explains the implication of the new Disability Equality Duty on provision of ICT in Post-16 Education.
Disability Impact Assessments - A Brief Guide: The purpose of this Guide is to provide brief, practical guidance on conducting Impact Assessments in advance of the implementation of the DDA 2005 in December 2006. It is hoped that the Guide will be useful both to Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors and to other staff in HEIs and Colleges with responsibility for strategy planning and service delivery.
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.
Managing the Disability Equality Duty
Presentation on how the Disability Equality Duty affects Public Authorities and the general and specific duties which they are required to meet.
Date added: 08/06/2006 11:13:59
Resource Pack for Departmental Disability Contacts
The aim of the Pack is to assist individuals in defining their roles and responsibilities and to give an insight into some of the issues which might arise, including disclosure, accessibility of the curriculum and legal obligations.
Date added: 06/06/2005 15:28:13
Resource Pack for Departmental Disability Contacts - Word version 
Resource Pack for Departmental Disability Contacts - PDF 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 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 Case Studies - Word version
DDA Amendment Regulations Case Studies - PDF version
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
National Network Response to the consultation "Delivering Equality for Disabled People"
The Scottish Disability Team co-ordinated and produced this response to the consultation "Delivering Equality for Disabled People" from the Higher Education Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors National Network.
Date added: 25/10/2004 15:02:39
Auxiliary Aids and Services - Case Study 2
This Case Study discusses a disabled student registered on a Maths Degree and the auxiliary aids and services he could be offered.
Date added: 22/03/2004 15:58:28
Auxiliary Aids and Services - Case Study 1
This case study discusses a disabled student who enrols for a general arts degree and what auxiliary aids and services could be provided for her.
Date added: 22/03/2004 15:56:43
Auxiliary Aids and Services - Case Study 1 - Word version
Auxiliary Aids and Services - Case Study 1 - PDF version
Auxiliary Aids and Services - Presentation
This presentation covers issues relating the provision of auxiliary aids and services which is a duty under the DDA Part IV.
Date added: 22/03/2004 15:53:07
Auxiliary Aids and Services - Presentation - Powerpoint version
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Studies
Five case studies concerning disabled students and the issues of confidentiality and disclosure.
Date added: 22/03/2004 15:51:04
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Studies - Word version
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Studies - PDF version
Employing Personal Assistants
This presentation looks at the issues around Employing Personal Assistants for disabled students.
Date added: 07/01/2004
Employing Personal Assistants - Powerpoint version
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Study Answers
These are the answers to Confidentialilty and Disclosure - Case Studies
Date added: 05/12/2003 12:21:49
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Study Answers - Word version
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Study Answers - PDF version
Confidentiality and Disclosure for Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors
This presentation given by Lesley Paterson and Hester Middleton, both solicitors with Thorntons, is on the legal issues of Confidentiality and Disclosure and the Data Protection Act
Date added: 04/12/2003
Confidentiality and Disclosure for Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors - Powerpoint version
Confidentiality and Disclosure for Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors - Word version
Confidentiality and Disclosure for Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors - PDF version
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Studies
Five case studies giving scenarios and questions on the issues around confidentiality and disclosure and disabled students.
Date added: 04/12/2003
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Studies - Word version
Confidentiality and Disclosure - Case Studies - PDF version
DDA Case Studies
2 case studies which involve issues with disabled students and Disability Services
Date added: 16/09/2003 14:48:08
The Australian Experience - DDA Presentation
DDA Presentation with references to DDA Cases in Australia
Date added: 16/09/2003 14:40:43
The Australian Experience - DDA Presentation - Powerpoint version
The Australian Experience - DDA Presentation - Word version
The Australian Experience - DDA Presentation - 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.
SFC Disability Self-Evaluation Tool: improving equality for disabled people in Scotland's Colleges and Universities 
- This SFC circular contains a self-evaluation toolkit to assist institutions to plan ahead and prepare for the Disability Equality Duty under the DDA 2005, which comes into force on 4 December 2006
Disability Impact Assessments - A Brief Guide - The purpose of this Guide is to provide brief, practical guidance on conducting Impact Assessments in advance of the implementation of the DDA 2005 in December 2006. It is hoped that the Guide will be useful both to Disability Co-ordinators/Advisors and to other staff in HEIs and Colleges with responsibility for strategy planning and service delivery.