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Hello all, Just picking up on the latest thread about dissemination of disability statements. Don't forget that we (Lancaster University Careers Service) have offered to electronically publish everyone's statement on our national Web site for disabled university students, 'CANDO', as detailed in the August 1996 HEFCE circular . Although CANDO generally deals with careers and employment issues, we are willing to host all the statements since many students make a career transition to postgrad studies, and would be interested in finding out about the facilities available before they make their applications. Furthermore, we hope that by having all of the statements in one place like this, it will assist students to compare the varying levels of provision at universities, and, just as important, help the Disability Advisers to easily benchmark their own universities' performance against the national scene, and use this information to help convince their management to improve provision. All the universities will soon be receiving a message from Richard Townend (HEFCE) with regard to how to place the statements on the CANDO Web site. For those of you who have already inquired from us as to what format we require, here is a sneak preview, below. Best wishes, Shelley Willson Lancaster University Disability Statements - Electronic Publication on the CANDO web site _________________________________________________________ The disability statements should include: 1. The text of the statement. This should be the same statement that was sent to HEFCE, contained on a PC-formatted disk. It should preferably be marked up in HTML format, in order for the statement to appear as the university desires. However, if this not possible, then a PC disk with text (ASCII, any version of Word, or other major word processing packages) is an alternative. 2. Contact Details Please include with the disk: - contact details in the event that CANDO staff have questions about format, etc. - e-mail addresses (if applicable) for this person, and the Disability Adviser (if different). - Web addresses for the university's main Web site, as well as its Disability Office Web site, if applicable. These will be listed alongside the statements for the convenience of prospective students who are browsing the site to compare universities. 3. University Logos, or Photos to include alongside text (Optional) As the Web is a multimedia, logos and photos can also be included, and will enhance the look of the statements. They should be sent on the PC disk in .gif or .jpeg format. Please include a caption for all photos (in writing, or in separate files on disk), and, if they must be placed in a certain part of the text, specify where. Any queries, and the statements, should be addressed to: CANDO Information Service Careers Service Lancaster University Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YW Tel/Min 01524 594370 Fax 01524 592072 E-mail [log in to unmask] http://cando.lancs.ac.uk/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%