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What is 'usemyability' (UMA)? The UMA web resource will feature as the main product of a National Teaching Fellowship Scheme project led University of Worcester in partnership with University of Plymouth and University of Gloucestershire. The resource (that will be located at www.usemyability.org later this year) will provide support to academic and Careers Service staff, employers and to disabled students themselves in relation to their development of their employability skills and attributes. The following are examples of the skills employers are looking for in graduates: Drive/initiative Flexibility Literacy Numeracy Oral communication Problem solving Self organisation Teamwork Time management Written communication What are we looking for? We are looking for case studies from: Disabled students/disabled graduates Employers of disabled graduates Employers who provide work experience for disabled students Work based mentors/link tutors Staff in higher education (including academic staff, disability professionals, Careers Advisors, link tutors) And as an incentive... If you submit a case study which is accepted for inclusion in the web resource, you will receive £50.00 (fifty pound). What information do we want? We are looking for accounts of your personal experiences, for example: how disabled students have developed their employability skills/attributes whilst at University; how disabled students have developed their employability skills/attributes through work experience, work placement or volunteering; strategies that have been implemented in the work place to enable disabled students to engage effectively in work experience; strategies implemented in the work place that have enabled disabled graduates to become or continue to be employed; issues encountered concerning disclosure of a disability and solutions found; good (or bad) practice regarding adjustments to the learning or working environment; examples of advertising or marketing from recruiters targeting disabled graduates that promotes disclosure; any other examples of practice that others might find useful to know about. How to present the information: We welcome case studies in a variety of formats: Text: no more than 250 words. Please submit as MS Word file. Video: This does not have to be 'professionally' produced, a mobile phone version will be OK too. The video clip should last no longer than 2 minutes. Please submit as MP4 file (.mov or .wmv files may be acceptable too.). Digital stories: find an example here: http://www.life-pilot.co.uk/profile-example-digitalstory.php) Audio: Please submit as an MP3 or .wav file. You do not have to disclose your identity through the case study, though this is inevitable of course if you choose to submit a video of yourself talking. All personal information received will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be shared with other parties. Please submit your case studies, preferably via email, to Matt Smith ([log in to unmask]) who is the Research Officer at the Centre for Inclusive Learning Support (CILS) at the University of Worcester. Contact us If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Matt on 01905 542181 ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Val Chapman, the Director of the Centre for Inclusive Learning Support and Director of the UMA project, on 01905 855402 ([log in to unmask]) Dr Val Chapman (NTF) University of Worcester Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ Tel: 01905 855402 Fax: 01905 542068 ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.