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>Here is some good news from Alan Howarth.
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>DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
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>25/98 20 January 1998
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>DISABLED PEOPLE MUST HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION - HOWARTH
>
>Alan Howarth, Equal Opportunities Minster, urged higher education
>institutions to do more to correct the under-representation of
>disabled people, as staff and pupils, in higher education.
>
>Addressing the Association of University Teachers / Committee of
>Vice Chancellors and Vice Chancellors and Principals joint seminar on
>disability issues in higher education, he said:
>
>"Higher education has a hugely beneficial effect on a person's
>ability to earn and to live a fulfilling life. That young disabled
>people are so under-represented in higher education is a waste of
>potential. It means the economy misses out and at least as
>important, it means that disabled people themselves are left
>unfulfilled. This Government is committed to maximising
>opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in society.
> It follows that increasing participation in HE amongst disabled
>people must be a part of that drive.
>
>"The Government has:
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> asked the Higher Education Funding Council for England to
>prioritise funding additional places for institutions which
>
>demonstrate a commitment to widening access, and
>asked them to consider the need for funding for learning support
>for students with disabilities;
>
> abolished means-testing of Disabled Students Allowances for
>disabled full time students, at a cost of #2 million next year;
>
> increased the rates paid under these allowances, including doubling
>the non-medical helpers allowance;
>
> doubled higher education Access Funds for next year and is
>extending eligibility to part-time students, including those with
>disabilities;
>
>"Higher education institutions need also to improve the numbers of
>people with disabilities that they employ. The recent Dearing report
>found that there is a significant under-representation of disabled
>people working in higher education. These people represent an
>untapped talent in themselves but would also act as an encouragement
>to young people with disabilities considering entering higher
>education.
>
>"It is time to address these imbalances. Everyone able to benefit
>should have a fair chance of entering higher education and
>progressing up the academic ladder."
>
>NOTES TO EDITORS:
>
>1. Mr Howarth was speaking at the AUT/CVCP seminar, 'Partnership on
>Campus' in London.
>
>
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># = pounds sterling
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>
>Steve Metcalfe
>Division of Assistive Resources and Technology
>University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
>Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 4029
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