DEMOS Project - Module: Disability Awareness

Institutional Models

There was a certain amount of 'Well I'll cope with it,' because it's only since I've come to university that we've got disability rights and we must have access and all the rest of it. Before it had been a case of, 'You will just cope with it,' and apparently, well I know there was a lift actually put in once they knew I was coming...

Anna, 3 year, BA, Applied Community Studies

In the institutional context of a university how might these two models manifest themselves in the way the institution responds to disability? We have provided a table which examines how two theoretical universities respond to this issue in the context of teaching disabled students.

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How accessible are features of your course/department/faculty?
Do disabled people rely on help from support workers, help from friends, goodwill of administrative staff/ yourself to overcome barriers.
Is there an institutional effort to make access to the curriculum and the environment better?

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