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It's also worth flagging that there have been very sigificant anxieties expressed about the extent to which institutions have engaged with the legislative requirement to seek the active participation of disabled staff in FE/HE (see for instance the Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelong Learning report). There is arguably general / widespread / systemic legislative non-compliance / discrimination in this respect - especially in regards to equality impact assessments. If we are to fully embrace inclusivity for students we also need to consider the role of disabled staff as role models. Joel ________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on behalf of Kate Byford Sent: Thu 02/12/2010 16:53 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: Consulting and Engaging with Disabled Students To amend my previous email, the Strategic approach to disabled student engagement guidance was a joint publication between the Higher Education Academy and ECU. Apologise for miss-referencing whose who produce the guidance. Kate Byford Senior Policy Adviser Tel: 020 7438 1020 Mobile: 07889 630 096 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] On 2 Dec 2010, at 13:45, "Kate Byford" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello, In June 2010, ECU published a guidance document titled Strategic approaches to disabled student engagement. The guidance provides a practical focus on potential strategies and approaches that can be adopted by HEI'ss seeking to develop more effective ways of engaging and involving disabled students. Here is a link to the guidance: http://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/strategic-approaches-to-disabled-student-engagement Best wishes Kate Byford Senior Policy Adviser Tel: 020 7438 1020 Mobile: 07889 630 096 Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Equality Challenge Unit 7th floor, Queens House 55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields London, WC2A 3LJ Tel: 020 7438 1010 Fax: 020 7438 1011 Web: www.ecu.ac.uk <http://www.ecu.ac.uk/> ________________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Dominic Ventre [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 02 December 2010 13:34 To: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Subject: Consulting and Engaging with Disabled Students Hi everyone, I wanted to get some ideas as to how other institutions consult and engage with disabled students? Is this done via student forums or guild societies? Or on an individual basis via feedback forms? We have tried over several years to engage students with a Disabled Student's Network, leaving the agenda and direction student driven but supported via our service. The reception has been lukewarm (over several years) and we are looking at ways to improve this. We have tried at induction events to encourage people to sign up for the student's network but historically we failed to keep student's interested. What do other University's do? Best Wishes, Dominic Dominic Ventre Disability Support Team The University of Liverpool 150 Mount Pleasant Liverpool L69 3GD Tel: 0151 794 4714 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] The University of Liverpool welcomes disabled students, for more information on the Disability Support Team please refer to our website: <http://www.liv.ac.uk/studentsupport/disability> www.liv.ac.uk/studentsupport/disability --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider the environment before printing this email. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Liverpool Community College or associated companies. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The message content of in-coming emails is automatically scanned to identify Spam and viruses otherwise Liverpool Community College does not actively monitor content. However, sometimes it will be necessary for Liverpool Community College to access business communications during staff absence. Liverpool Community College has taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free. However, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by Liverpool Community College for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------