This is the Final Call for bookings for the conference on "Disabled
Students and Social Justice" (see below). We have extended the booking
deadline to 22 January.
Important: if you have already submitted a booking form and have not
yet received an acknowledgement, please contact Marcia Wright
([log in to unmask]; tel: 0131 651 6242), as soon as possible.
The Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are holding a conference on 4
February 2004 on 'Disabled students and social justice'. The conference
will consider findings from an ESRC-funded research project 'Disabled
students and multiple policy innovations in higher education'. Data will
be presented on the social characteristics and outcomes of disabled
students in different types of institutions in England and Scotland. We
will discuss the progress which has been made on provision for disabled
students over the past ten years and universities’ future priorities.
Finally, case studies will be used to illuminate the student experience.
Workshops will give participants opportunities to explore some of these
issues in greater depth. A final plenary session will include a range of
expert views on the way forward for widening access to higher education
for disabled students.
The conference will be held at the University of Edinburgh. Cost is
£65 including lunch and refreshments.
Provisional programme
9.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Welcome and introduction
10.30 The profile and outcomes of disabled students in higher
education
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Institutional strategies and student
experiences
12.30 Questions and discussion
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Workshops
3.00 Plenary session with expert panel (Alan Hurst, Mike Adams, Paul
Brown)
4.00 Close
Further information and a booking form can be found on the internet at
www.ed.ac.uk/ces/conferences/disability.htm or are available from Marcia
Wright ([log in to unmask], tel 0131 651 6242).
Teresa Tinklin
Sheila Riddell
Alastair Wilson
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