Project Overview
The DDA part IV now affects all aspects of education, including
admissions, enrolments and exclusions, and student services, including
teaching, libraries, catering, accommodation and careers services.
Studies commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Councils
have identified lack of staff knowledge as the key barrier to
improving provision for disabled students.
The National Centre for Tactile Diagrams (NCTD) has received
funding from HEFCE and DELNI, for a project to equip university
staff with the knowledge of how to meet the needs of their blind
and partially sighted students.
This Strand Two funded project is entitled “Developing
Academic Expertise in the provision of Accessible Materials for
blind and partially sighted students”.
It enables the NCTD to develop and deliver a range of staff development
activities and materials for university staff across England and
Northern Ireland, helping them to make their learning and teaching
materials accessible to the growing number of blind and partially sighted students entering HE.
The graphical elements of any course can be the hardest materials
to convey to blind and partially sighted students, therefore the
NCTD provide a range of services and materials to assist academics
in presenting graphical information.
Available services and materials are:
These are being disseminated to university staff at all levels
through learning and teaching networks, disability networks, and
staff development networks.
For futher information about the HE project please select one
of the above links.
