Scottish
Disability
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Projects and Organisations: Resources
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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.
AbilityNet 
- AbilityNet provides a free information and advice service on all aspects of computers and technology for disabled people.
DEMOS Project - The DEMOS project developed a modular online learning package aimed specifically at raising awareness amongst academic staff by examined the issues faced by disabled students in higher education.
Disability Rights Commission (DRC) - The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) was an independent public body focusing on advancing the rights of disabled people in the UK until it was replaced by the EHRC in 2007.
Disability.gov.uk - Disability.gov.uk is the UK Government's web resource for disabled people. Provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), these pages provide information on disability related legislation and the rights of disabled people.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.
Equality Forward - In May 2004 Reeves Associates were appointed by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council and the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (from 2005 the Scottish Funding Council) to explore the options for an equalities unit, which would meet the needs of both sectors. Reeves recommended the creation of a single unit covering all six equality strands in both sectors for staff and students, located alongside the Scottish Further Education Unit in Stirling. An implementation group was established and met regularly throughout 2005 and up to March 2006 when the advisory board was formed. A director for the unit was appointed in December 2005. The Unit was planned to open on April 1, 2006 as the Scottish Equalities Unit, later renamed Equality Forward.
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) - HEFCE's web site provides information on many useful publications, including Guidelines for Accessible Courseware.
Mental Health Voluntary Organisation (MIND) - MIND is the leading mental health voluntary organisation in England and Wales, who work to create a better life for people with experience of mental distress.
Scottish Funding Council - The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) distributes about £1.5 billion in funding each year for teaching and learning, research and other activities in Scotland's colleges and universities. Established in 2005, the Council provides a strategic overview of tertiary education in Scotland to help secure a more coherent system of high-quality learning, teaching and research.
Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities - Skill is a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK. Skill provides a free information and advice service for individual disabled people and the professionals who work with them, via a freephone helpline, email and the website. This information and advice helps disabled people to overcome financial and physical barriers, ignorance and discrimination so that they can study, train or find work
TechDis - TechDis provides advice on disability and information technology for the Higher and Further Education sectors in the UK. With a strong focus on e-learning, the web site includes articles and guidelines on a variety of relevant topics, and also includes databases providing details about assistive technology and contact details of experts in the field.