DEMOS Project - Module: Disability Awareness

Module : Disability Awareness

Disability Awareness

Aims & Learning Outcomes.
Introduction.
Brief history of modern approaches to disability.
Towards inclusion?.
Images of disability.
Models of disability.
Institutional Models.
Terminology.
Definitions.
Disability statistics: UK population.
Disability statistics: Education.
Support for disabled students in HE.
Inclusive curriculum (accessibility audit of learning).
Inclusive design of the environment (accessibility audit of buildings etc.).
Funding.
Quiz.
Additional resources (Alternative formats, references and further reading)
Appendices

Frequently asked questions

Date of completion: December 2002. (Updated: February 2003)
Author: Mike Wray, Project Coordinator, Demos Project.
Published by: Demos Project.
Responsible Organisation: Manchester Metropolitan University.
Contact: Learning Support Unit, All Saints, Manchester, M15 6BH.

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