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Implications of the DED for Learning and Teaching

Implications of the DED for Learning and Teaching. Shirley Hill Head of Disability Services University of Dundee s.hill@dundee.ac.uk. Disability Discrimination Act (1995) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (2001) DDA Amendment Regulations (2003)

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Implications of the DED for Learning and Teaching

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  1. Implications of the DED for Learning and Teaching Shirley Hill Head of Disability Services University of Dundee s.hill@dundee.ac.uk

  2. Disability Discrimination Act (1995) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (2001) DDA Amendment Regulations (2003) Disability Discrimination Act (2005) (Disability Equality) DDA Amendment Regulations (2006) Disability Legal Framework

  3. From 5th December 2006: Disability Discrimination Act (2005) expands the definition of disability and introduces a new Disability Equality Duty (DED) on public sector authorities to: Eliminate unlawful discrimination of disabled people Promote equality of opportunity for disabled people Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people Publish a Disability Equality Scheme (DES) Involvement of disabled people is central to new duty More info at: www.dundee.ac.uk/disabilityservices/disability/DDA.html What is the Disability Equality Duty?

  4. What is the University doing to meet the Disability Equality Duty? • Preparation of draft DES involving disabled staff and students (approved by Court on 23rd October) • Review of disability-relevant functions, policies and procedures to assess impact on disabled people • Awareness raising and staff development • Ongoing improvement of physical access on campus • Focus on identifying and removing barriers to access • Participation in ‘Using Teachability’

  5. Three departments undertook Teachability audits in 2001: Applied Computing, Design, English Four members of staff currently participating in ‘Using Teachability’: - Cowan Ervine (Law) – programme review - Lissa Monk (Accountancy) – programme review - Roland Ashcroft (Design) – course info, practicals - Shirley Hill (Disability) – QA, staff development Focus on identifying core programme requirements Teachability at Dundee University

  6. How will Teachability be embedded? • Requirement to undertake Teachability audit part of programme approval and review process • Requirement to promote inclusiveness in programme design and delivery part of L&T Strategy 2006-10 • DMAG secondment to support provision of core programme information via accessible web pages and to support accessible teaching/assessment via VLE

  7. How will Teachability be embedded (cont)? • ‘Using Teachability’ participants to support staff development across all Colleges on the Teachability approach to curriculum accessibility • Online good practice forum to be established with case studies together with online staff development module on “developing inclusive curricula” • Progress to be monitored via Learning and Teaching Committee, Equality and Diversity Working Group and University’s Disability Equality Scheme (DES)

  8. What are the DES’s priorities for L&T? • Admissions Policy (3.2) • Learning and Teaching Strategy (3.3) • Student Placement Policy (3.3) • Competence Standards/Fitness to Practice (3.3) • Student Assessment Policy (3.4) • Student Appeals Procedure (3.4)

  9. Useful Websites • Action on Access: www.actiononaccess.org • Disability Rights Commission: www.drc.gov.uk • Disability Services: www.dundee.ac.uk/disabilityservices • Equality Challenge Unit: www.ecu.ac.uk • Equality Forward: www.equalityforwardscotland.ac.uk • Scottish Disability Team: www.sdt.ac.uk • SKILL: www.skill.org.uk • Teachability: www.teachability.strath.ac.uk • TechDis: www.techdis.ac.uk

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