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ACCESSIBILITY-PASSPORT
This list is to provide information, announcements and the opportunity to comment on aspects of the Accessibility Report

ACCESSIBUILT
Accessibuilt provides a discussion forum on the accessibility and barriers created in the built environment. The concepts of Inclusive and Universal Design applied to the buildings form a focus and the social model of disability is encouraged by the listowners for all discussions.

ALIS-WALES
Welsh HE library and information professionals working together on service accessibility

ASPERGER-SUPPORT
This list is used to share best practice for the support of students with Asperger Syndrome in higher education

AT-QUALS-AND-TRAINING
To investigate and promote the need for recognition of AT as a vocational area requiring formal qualifications, development, and training

AT-TRAINERS
A discussion list for those who deliver assistive technology training for people with disabilities.

AUTJOURNAL
A place to discuss and also to contribute to the establishment of a new academic journal empowering hitherto little recognised voices from the autistic community and targeting the disability studies and autism research and education communities.

BRAILLE-UK
Designed to promote braille literacy within the UK as well as providing the opportunity to discuss issues related to teaching braille to the visually impaired.

CARER-FORUM
Provides a forum for critical researchers to debate caregiving issues, provides a link between the voluntary sector and academia, and to advertise caregiving events, publications, and projects.

CEBESIG-DIVERSITY-ARCHITECTURE
This list is used by the Centre for Education in the Built Environment's (CEBE) Responding to Diversity in UK Architectural Education SIG to stimulate and facilitate discourse on the learning and teaching needs of a diverse architectural student population.

CETIS-ACCESSIBILITY
The JISC CETIS Accessibility Mailing List is used for the discussion and dissemination of good practice in making learning technology accessible to all, with a focus on learning technology standards (eg IMS) and accessibility.

CHESSFORUM
This list is for a wider group of people involved in CHESS (Consortium of Higher Education Support Services for Deaf Students) - wider than the planning group

CHESSPG
This group is for the members of the Planning Group for CHESS (CHESS - Consortium of Higher Education Support Services with Deaf Students) - separate from CHESSForum.

COLLEGESEQUALITYANDDIVERSITY
This list brings together equality and diversity leads in colleges, working on strategic and operational interventions in line with the Equality Act and sector good practice.

DIS-FORUM
Dis-forum is open to staff and students who have an interest in all aspects of disability related to Higher or Further Education. Originally set up for discussion of the 93/4 HEFCE Special Initiatives, it is not a researchers list. However, any contributions or queries on the subject of support for disabled students and staff in universities are welcome.

DIS-HE-POLICY
This list aims to serve as an interdisciplinary discussion forum for the current policy issues on the service provision for disabled students and staff in higher education in the UK bringing together researchers, service providers, service users and policy makers from a wide range of disciplines.

DISABILITY-EUROPE
This list is for discussion and dissemination of knowledge and research amongst members of the European Network on Disability Studies.

DISABILITYINDUSTRIALSOCIETY
Disability was endemic to industrial society with a high incidence of accidents and injuries. This discussion group is concerned with how industrialization shaped conceptions and experiences of disability and how the narratives of disability (historical, literary, journalistic etc) are represented.

DORSET-D-AND-E
Providing diversity and equality practitioners within and outside post-16 education to come together to share best practice on diversity matters.

DWS
The DWS list is a network of those interested in access and use of domestic water and sanitation facilities by disabled people in low-income countries.

ILSIG
A mailing list to support a joint initiative with the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) and JISC TechDis to create a focus on Inclusive Learning processes in the Learning Technologist community. The group seeks to exploit web2.0 technologies to discover and share the benefits of Inclusive Learning practice with developers and students.

IN-FOLIO-TECHNICAL
Group to support the implementation of In-folio an accessible open source eportfolio system for learners with difficulties and/or disabilties. This group is for the discussion and debate of technical issues relating to the installation and management of in-folio.

IN-FOLIO-USERS
To promote the discussion and debate on the use in-folio eportfolio system for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilties and/or other additional needs. This list is for practitioners and users not for technical staff.

INCLUSIONANDSEN-TAUGHTPROGRAMMES
The list is for academics working in the field of inclusive education / SEN (Special Educational Needs) to share good practice.

INCLUSIVE-DESIGN
This list is for those interested in the process of inclusive design and its application across all design disciplines

IPADS4EDUCATION
A list dedicated to the use of iPads and tablets in Education with particular emphasis on supporting learners with additional support needs/disabilities. With a focus on evidence based research, apps to support literacy and AAC, accessories etc.

IT-ASSIST
For HE professionals, especially Assistive Technology practitioners, providing IT and other technical facilities for students with dyslexia, disabilities or vulnerable to stress, to share expertise and develop services

JISC-TALWK
Kindles are seen as a new media device in teaching and learning. There is research and pilots of the device (and other like devices) in a number of Universities and Colleges in the UK and overseas. There are a number of issues around the use of the Kindle and how it links with technology, teaching, learning, disability, multimedia, copyright and the use of eContent . This list will raise issues and explore possible solution as well as help keep members up-to-date with information, trends and deployment of Kindles in teaching and learning.

LEARNING-DISABILITY
List to share info and good practice between library, museum, archives & cultural heritage staff (and others) about work with adults, young people & children with learning disabilities.

MAIDD
MAIDD (Mindfulness Acceptance and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) exists to create communities of researchers and academic practitioners interested in the application of mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches to support individuals with ID and/or autism and families and carers.

MAINSTREAMINGEQUALITY
We have been asked by the Equality Challenge Unit to set up a list to support a piece of work we have been contracted to undertake on mainstreaming equality in Scottish higher education. This list will support three learning sets comprising members from Scottish HEIs who will be piloting equality and diversity tools between April 2011 and February 2012 A discussion list for Scottish HEIs piloting equality tools as part of the ECU Mainstreaming project.

SILVAEDITORS
Discussion, peer-support and information on good practice for Web Authors/Editors who create and maintain content for websites managed in the Silva content management system.

SKILL-SE
List of Disability Officers who are members of the Skill South East Network.

SPECIALISTFECOLLEGE-LRC
This list is for LRC / library staff working in specialist colleges for disabled students.

SPRULIST
SPRUlist is a mailing list set up by the Social Policy Research Unit for individuals who wish to be kept informed of research published by the Unit.

STEM-DC
This email list is for the core members of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Disability Committee

SWSUCOALITION
This group is for students' union officers from all students' unions in the South West of England. Information will be provided on all NUS issues of concern to the South West.

TECHDIS-NEWS
This List is to communicate the latest news and information from JISC TechDis.

UMHAN
UMHAN supports the work of mental health specialists working within HE. It seeks to share good practice and to influence developments across the sector. Please see our website for further information about membership and our work: www.umhan.com

UNEMPLOYMENT-SICKNESS-BENEFIT
any informantion on the effect of unemployment on health. time-series analysis of flows on to and off of benefits.

WPLONDON
A jiscmail list to allow colleagues based in or around London, working to widen participation in higher education, to share and request information.

XERTEFORTEACHERS
A list initiated by JISC TechDis to facilitate and support a national community of teachers making use of Xerte Online Toolkits. This list aims to complement the existing technical list run by the University of Nottingham.

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