Higher Education provision and support for disabled students

Start date: 1 February 2008
End date: 31 August 2008
Funder: HEFCE
Primary investigator: 00010357
Co-investigators: Professor Colin Barnes, Professor Ray Pawson, Dr Alison Sheldon

The project examines changes that have been made over the past ten years in relation to the support of disabled students in England and Wales, and the responses to their needs by Higher Education Institutions and other providers of degree level education.

The research explores current practices and performance to see how far institutions are operating in appropriate and supportive ways, examines areas of shortfall and difficulty, and identifies instances and exemplars of good practice.