There has been some discussion on this recently so might be worth looking in the archives. Here, staff seem keen on "hard" information about specific disabilities and especially students who are blind/partially sighted, deaf/hard of hearing, or who have dyslexia. Info on the DDA was also requested. On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, A Jones wrote: > > I am trying to put together a training programme to increase the > awareness of disability for members of staff at Essex. > > Have you had training sessions in the past which have been particularly > effective or are there any needs that you have identified for your > institution? > > All ideas would be gratefully received. > > Angela Jones > Student Support Office > University of Essex > Wivenhoe Park > Colchester > Essex CO4 3SQ > > e-mail [log in to unmask] > > > > Jane McLarty Adviser for students and staff with a disability University of Cambridge Tel: 01223 332301 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%