This study sought to increase understanding on barriers to securing academic employment met by people with disabilities. Lindsay and Fuentes [2022. "It is Time to Address Ableism in Academia: A Systematic Review of the Experiences and Impact of Ableism among Faculty and Staff." "Disabilities" 2 (2): 178-203] pointed out the…

Policy is an important part of prevention and intervention when it comes to peer bullying amongst university students. Therefore, the contents of these policies need to be informative and easy to find, understand and use. With the United Kingdom having a low prevalence of peer bullying at university when compared to other countries, determining…

This paper considers how teachers, psychologists and policymakers can respect the rights of all school students, through methods that are principled, humane, cost-effective and democratic. It examines how special educational needs and disability (SEND) services affect all school students and teachers, and their rights. The paper considers the…

This is Universities UK's (UUK's) second briefing on responding to domestic violence and technology mediated abuse in the higher education sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities should already have, or be in the process of developing, policies and practices to support their staff and students experiencing domestic and…

This article discusses the representation and participation of disabled students in the development of higher education policy and provision within the UK, at both a national and institutional level. Findings are drawn from a doctoral study, which identified the importance of student participation in securing equality and inclusion. Power…

In this paper, we examine issues relating to the enduring nature of elitism and exclusion in medical education by exploring the changes in social and policy influences on the admission and inclusion of women and disabled people to undergraduate medical courses and the medical profession. The widening participation imperative in the United Kingdom…

Many providers are keen to implement the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), seeing this as an opportunity to further improve the experience of disabled learners. However, the DDA Part 4 raises many issues about the ways in which education providers encourage a learner to disclose an impairment in order to make adjustments,…

This article addresses difficult and disruptive behavior of children with severe learning difficulties in British classrooms. It stresses the importance of clear policy underlying teacher training in methods of prevention, intervention, restraint, and record keeping. Principles of inservice training in behavior management skills are identified.…

The Index is a compilation of materials to support schools in the process of inclusive school development and is organized around the three dimensions of inclusive schools: cultures, policies, and practices. Part 1 provides an introduction to the manual, discusses the Index process as an approach to inclusion of special needs students, and…

A comparative analysis of 10 primary and 10 secondary schools found relationships between school policy toward children with learning problems (either encouraging mainstreaming or separate classes) and other aspects of school functioning, including educational philosophy, approach to handicap identification, and degree of communication between the…

This guide is intended to help schools in the United Kingdom move toward greater inclusion of students with disabilities or other special educational needs in regular programs, with appropriate support. Following an introduction, which encourages local education agencies (LEAs) to move towards "inclusive" policies and practices, the…

This manual is intended as a tool kit for further education (FE) colleges to use to develop their own approaches to equal opportunities policy development and implementation. The following topics are discussed in the eight sections: the manual's development; the case for equality; things an equal opportunities policy should cover; strategic and…

The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…