DEMOS Project - Module: Admissions

The Quality Assurance Agency's Code of Practice

The QAA has recently published a Code of Practice that will be used during quality audit visits and subject performance reviews. One of the sections (Section 3) of the Code relates to disabled students and it contains 24 precepts. Several of the precepts relate to procedures for dealing with disabled applicants. For example precept 4 deals with 'Information for applicants, students and staff'. It states:

4 The institution's publicity, programme details and general information should be accessible to people with disabilities and describe the opportunities for disabled students to participate.

Institutions should consider implementing arrangements which ensure that:

the disability statement provides clear and accurate information;

accessible media on the physical environment, the human and technical support available and any costs that students will be expected to bear;

electronic information, including web sites, is accessible to students with disabilities:

information on placement opportunities, where relevant, is available at an early stage;

details of the designated contact(s) for disabled students are widely publicised;

responses to enquiries from people with disabilities are prompt and candid and include advice from experienced, specialist staff.

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