Perhaps it is not totally bad (or wrong) that we do not know exactly how
many people have a disability. I am making a critical statement, on purpose.
Perhaps it would be better to define and count people who 'are' normal. Yes,
categorise them.
Perhaps if we do that writing about the 'social model' would not be
necessary.
Best,
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amanda Kent" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: Number of Dyslexic students in HEI?
The difficulty with establishing definitions/criteria and reliable stats
in relation to disabled students in HE generally [not just for dyslexia]
is acknowledged in the DFES DES 'Action
plan':http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/des/index.shtml
The HE section includes the following-
"What are the gaps in our evidence?
We do not know what proportion of disabled people go on to HE and doubt
whether that could be established at the present, given there are
different definitions of disability used by different data sources.
Previous studies have shown that a major problem with data in the HE
sector is that there is no generally recognised definition of disability
and also no general taxonomy of subsets of disability."
Amanda Kent
DSA Assessor
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