Creating accessible placements, study abroad and field trips for disabled students

5. Further resources

Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education. Section 9: Placement Learning Available from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education http://www.qaa.ac.uk

Geography Discipline Network: Learning Support for Disabled Students Undertaking Fieldwork and Related Activities. http://www.glos.ac.uk/gdn/disabil/index.htm

Inclusive Fieldwork and Expedition Practice, Royal Geographical Society/ Institute of British Geographers 2002 http://www.rgs.org/

Providing Work Placements for Disabled Students: A Good Practice Guide for Further and Higher Education Institutions (DfES/0023/2002)(Contains much useful advice although some references to the DDA are out of date.)

Guidance for Strathclyde University staff arranging placements for disabled students: http://www.strath.ac.uk/media/media_34824_en.doc

Finding Out About People's Disability: A Good Practice Guide for Further and Higher Education Institutions (DfES/0024/2002)

Into Work Experience: positive experiences of disabled people, SKILL, National Bureau for Students with Disabilities http://www.skill.org.uk

Table of Contentss

  1. Introduction
  2. Reflecting on Practice
  3. Reflecting from the Legal Angle
  4. Evaluating Practice
  5. Further Resources (this page)

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