Review
'It takes a lot of the slog out of the initial short-listing process by bringing much of the vital information together' Newscheck
Product Description
This essential guide has been written for students with a disability who are considering applying to university or college. It aims to assist them in the process of finding the right Higher Education institution for the, by providing comprehensive information on the academic and cultural provision available at each university and college. Organised as an A-Z, each institution entry includes information on: who to contact (including disability co-ordinators), the university and its fields of study, disability staff and services, accommodation, accessibility of the local area, leisure facilities, the university's Disability Statement, the local disability public service provider. Other features include: fresher diaries chronicling three disabled students' first weeks at university (reproduced with the kind permission of BBCi's Ouch!), tables providing at-a-glance comparisons of accessibility, as well as facilities and services at institutions, case studies of those already at university, an article by Barbara Waters, Chief Executive of Skill, on The Disability Discrimination Act Part 4 and a Foreword by Mabel Davis, the first deaf head teacher in the UK.
