NADP Publications
In the NADP office, we are holding copies of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) Publication 'Understanding the Disabilty Discrimination Act' which is available in printed format or on memory stick. This publication is free to anyone (not just members). Please contact the NADP Administration Office to receive a copy.
NADP Technical Briefing 3/2007 : Neurodiversity: Diagnostic Issues in Higher Education
by David Grant, PhD, Chartered Psychologist
ISBN: 978-0-9541599-2-4
Available in printed format and on CD.
Available from the NADP Office for £10 per copy or FREE to all Members.
NADO Technical Briefing 2/2002 : The Dyslexias and Diagnostic Issues in Higher Education
by David Grant, PhD, Chartered Psychologist.
Available from the NADP Office for £5 or FREE to all Members.
NADO Technical Briefing 1/2001 : Disability Officers in Higher Education
by Eileen McCabe, University of Westminster.
A report about Disability Officers and their work roles, written and investigated in the context of Higher Education Institutions.
Read the conclusions and recommendations from the report.
Available from the NADP Office for £4.50 or FREE to all Members.
Publications by NADP Members
Fraser, Kym (ed). Education Development and Leadership in Higher Education.
NADO member Ellen Sanders, Disability Policy Adviser at the University of Nottingham, co-authored the chapter 'Educating University Teachers: Participation and access issues for students who have a disability', which is summarised in the latest issue of HEFCE's publication INCLUSION Autumn 2005 (PDF) on page 19.
The chapter compares the DDA as it affects HEIs in Australia and the UK followed by a case study of a module developed for PGCHE students which enabled academics and students to work closely together. This programme allowed the academics to understand why reasonable adjustments were needed and support services available to assist both them and the student. Peer review was built in so the academics then also learnt about implications of other disabilities.
The book can be bought from Taylor & Francis Books
Contact Ellen via phone +44 (0) 115 951 3710 or email <ellen.sanders@nottingham.ac.uk>
Goodley, Dan and Lawthom, Rebecca (eds). Disability & Psychology: Critical Introductions and Reflections.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
ISBN -10: 1-4039-3601-3
ISBN- 13: 978-1-4039-3601-1
Includes 2 chapters on higher education / graduates, one by Deborah Viney (The DDA and Lifelong Learning? Students with Disabilities and Higher Education) and one by Peter Stannett (Disabled and graduated: barriers and dilemmas for the disabled psychology graduate).
Contact Deb: <deb@nadp-uk.org>
Viney, Deborah. Systems for supporting people with neurological dysfunction in HE.
Journal article in International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, Vol. 10, No. 11, 01 Nov 2003, pp.519-523.
The focus of this article is support for students with neurological dysfunction in higher education. The University of Southampton's disability service and the students it supports are used as an example to demonstrate some of the possibilities. An indication of the number of people with neurological impairment at the University is provided, as well as some suggestions for ways in which applicants may best be supported. There is also a brief description of the Disabled Students' Allowances, detailing their purpose and application, and information on the systems that may be used to support academic activities, which include equipment, information technology hardware and software and human support systems. The purpose of this article is to inform colleagues who work in neuropsychology and rehabilitation fields of the practical and financial support that may now be available to those people who either return to or commence study in higher education while managing the consequences of a neurological impairment.
The article is available for download as PDF file at the IJTR website.
Contact Deb: <deb@nadp-uk.org>