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I am looking for any information on provisions made for disabled students in departments of Sports Science, Sports Education, etc. In the last few months several disabled young people have expressed interest in studying a sports related field at university; sports departments at Turkish universities currently require entrants to be able to 'see/hear/run/etc'; colleagues active in developing disability support are looking for ways to move beyond this narrow approach. 2 partially sighted high school students are national sportswomen and want to study a sports related field at university. So far 3 departments have said 'They won't be able to participate in required activities', 'They won't be able to see others' performance so will not be able to learn from them', 'They will not participate effectively in group activities', and 'They won't be able to assess others (in the trainer training units)'. To counter such claims, it would be useful to know what equivalent skills/understanding are being used elsewhere. And are there examples of visually impaired people taking sports education courses? And I'm sure there are applicants with other impairments, so commments about other adjustments and accommodations would be useful. Thanks Claire Ozel Disability Support Coordinator, Middle East Technical University. 06531 Ankara, Turkey Tel: 0090 312 210 4148 Fax: 0090 312 210 1358 URL: www.engelsiz.metu.edu.tr