Government / Legislation
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Hopkins Review
[6 Nov 2009] The NADP Board of Directors have submitted a paper of evidence for Professior Sir Deian Hopkins Review into Student finance Delivery in England 2009.
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Hopkin's Review Submission (MS Word, 119 Kb).
Report on Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) situation
From the National Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP).
Compiled by Deb Viney on behalf of the NADP Executive Board.
4 November 2009
This document was sent to the parliamentarians who have been asking questions in both houses of parliament during the first week of November 2009.
This document is available in the Members' section of the website (login required).
DDA Code of Practice Post-16 (revised) for providers of post-16 education and related services (2007)
The Government and the DRC have produced a number of Codes of Practice explaining legal rights and requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. These Codes are practical guidance – particularly for disabled people, employers, service providers and education institutions – rather than definitive statements of the law. However, courts and tribunals must take them into account.
New duties upon providers of post-16 education and related services came into force on 1 September 2006. This Code replaces the earlier Code of Practice for providers of post-16 education and related services (2004).
DDA Code of Practice Post-16 (MS Word, 1055 Kb).
Disability Equality Duty
[31 July 2006] Information, resources, announcements of events regarding the introduction of the Disability Equality Duty, which comes into effect in December 2006.
Briefing on Equality / Diversity Legislation
Briefing on the recent and forthcoming developments in each area of equality / diversity legislation by Deb Viney, Diversity Advisor, February 2006.
This documents gives a brief description of the current and incoming legislation for each of the strands of diversity / equality and will be presented to Executive Board and to Equality Committee and Finance and General Purposes Committee then to the Governing Body during the Spring Term 2006, for information.
Download the Briefing on equality / diversity legislation (MS Word, 102 Kb).
DfES SpLDs working party papers
These papers are the final output in 2005 from a working party convened by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) specifically to look at issues around specific learning difficulties in Higher Education. The group was led by Chris Singleton, who had led on dyslexia and related issues on previous occasions.
The papers contain certain recommendations to the DfES / LEAs and others about the DSAs process, diagnosis of SpLDs, qualifications of those who are permitted to diagnose, which tests are suitable for this, what should be in the report and so on. Those recommendations will come into effect over the next year or two.
DfES SpLDs Final report 19 July 2005 (MS Word, 405 Kb).
DfES SpLDs Report cover letter August 2005 (MS Word, 34 Kb).
Quality Assurance Group (QAG) update April 2005
by Nicki Martin, Derby University, NADO QAG representative.
Download the QAG April 2005 Update (MS Word, 35 Kb).
The Disability Discrimination Act Part 4 - Working with Partner Institutions - A Good Practice Guide
by Elaine Shillock, University of Manchester
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Download the Good Practice Guide (MS Word, 39 Kb).
Providing Personal Care to students with a disability studying within higher education
The aim of this paper is to "brief" the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and other relevant stakeholders on a number of issues related to providing personal care for students with a disability within higher education
Download Providing Personal Care (MS Word, 30 Kb).
Feedback on the Quality Assurance Group (QAG) papers from Disability Officers
This paper is a summary of feedback from Disability Officers working in a number of institutions on the proposed changes to the DSA system by the Quality Assurance Group (QAG) July 2003.
Download QAG Feedback Paper (MS Word, 37 Kb).
Response to DfES paper on the interaction between DSA funding and HEFCE disability funding
by Dr James M Palfreman-Kay, <james@nadp-uk.org>, 17 February 2003.
Download Response to DFES paper (MS Word, 119 Kb).