Students With Disabilities

Fitness Standards Formal Investigation

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) launched a general formal investigation (FI) on 22 May 2006 looking at the barriers people with impairments and long-term health conditions face in trying to pursue careers in teaching, nursing and social work.

To find out more visit the Equality and Human Rights Commission website

Professional Education and Disability Support - PEdDS

The PEdDS Project (Feb 2003-Jun 2005) has now closed, but its two main outputs...

  • PEdDS Best Practice Guide: disabled social work students and placements - Wray et al (2005) University of Hull.

and

  • PEdDS: disabled social work students and placements - Wray et al (2005) University of Hull.

Can be found at http://www.hull.ac.uk/pedds/