Campaign for British Sign Language to become a GCSE underway
Schoolboy Daniel Jillings has been campaigning for the UK to introduce a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL) before the next general election. INCLUSIVE LEARNING…
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Preparing for university with a disability
Last year only 12% of students in higher education had a known disability. Your disability should never hold you back from going to university, and…
Disabled young people feel failed at an early age
A Leonard Cheshire Disability commissioned survey has revealed disabled young people may be held back from getting on the career ladder, going on to further…
Student to develop new sign language for science
A University of Dundee student is taking matters into his own hands this summer as he develops new sign language for specialist biological terms currently…
Minister Opens London’s First College for Learners with Autism
Yesterday, (30 March), the Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP, officially opened London’s first specialist day college for young people with autism, Ambitious…
RNIB opens new hydrotherapy pool at Pears Centre
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has officially opened the new Bradbury Hydrotherapy Centre at the Pears Centre for Specialist…
Fears that services are not keeping pace as number of disabled children with complex needs rises significantly
Dramatic 50% increase since 2004 – 49,300 to 73,000 children in England 57,615 children with complex autism in schools in England, more than double the number in…
Merseyside work placement scheme for young adults with Asperger’s up for two national awards
Autism Together’s Step into Work Plus programme has been shortlisted for two categories in the National Autistic Society’s prestigious Autism Professional Awards. The Wirral-based charity…
Money Mechanics
A project boosting the financial literacy of young deaf and blind people in London, has secured £532,000 in funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Over a thousand…
Meet the apprentice: Murrie Robertson, East Ayrshire Council
“I’m now a lot more confident and responsible in everything I do.” – Murrie Robertson, Modern Apprentice Active Schools, Sport and Leisure, East Ayrshire Council Murrie…
Disabled students urged to apply for summer 2017 work placements
Leading companies are looking for talented disabled students, and recent graduates, to take on work placements in summer 2017. The Change100 internship scheme, run by…
RNIB launches ‘RNIB Bookshare’ to provide accessible educational content to students with sight loss
New service combines an Apple iPad and O2 connectivity to help motivate and include young people with sight loss at school and college A new…
Ministers launch flagship Mencap Centre in Belfast
Mencap opens new £4.6m purpose built centre in Northern Ireland, the first of its kind in the UK for the learning disability charity First Minister…
Blind and dyslexic students to access books in accessible formats
Elsevier signs up to provide titles to Load2Learn accessible formats service for students Students with sight loss or dyslexia can now access a wider range…
DSA changes bring uncertainty for disabled students
Responding to the government’s plans to restructure the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) announced last week, national charity AbilityNet is concerned that disabled students face greater…