Schools and accessibility
The training resource, Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in schools and early years settings, has been developed from the Accessibility Planning Project, the Reasonable Adjustments Project and the Accessibility Planning Project Early Years.
The resource is to help schools and local authorities improve the accessibility of schools to disabled pupils, and to help local authorities to plan strategically to improve access to early-years settings for young disabled children.
All schools and the disability voluntary organisations who support them can order a copy of the resource from DCSF publications. Five copies have been distributed directly to local authorities.
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995, as amended by the Special
Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, makes it unlawful for schools and
local authorities to discriminate against disabled pupils for a reason relating
to their disability without justification. The Disability Discrimination Act
2005 requires schools and local authorities to promote equality of
oppurtunity for disabled people.
The Accessibility Planning Project (APP)
The Accessibility Planning Project is a project undertaken by the
Council for Disabled Children (CDC) and the Special Educational Needs Joint
Initiative on Training (SENJIT) at the University of London, institute of
education, and funded by the DCSF. The aim of the project is to promote
effective practice in the development, implementation and evaluation of
Accessibility Strategies.
Reasonable Adjustments Project (RAP)
The Reasonable Adjustments Project is a project undertaken by
Disability Equality in Education and the Council for Disabled Children. The aim
of the project is to produce a pratical guide for teachers, which will
help schools to make reasonable adjustments for their pupils and disabled
pupils.
Schools Access Initiative
Since 1996 the Schools Access Initiative (SAI) has provided funding to
make mainstream schools more accessible to children with disabilities and
special educational needs. So far over 6 000 schools have benefited from the
Initiative. The SAI funds projects such as the installation of lifts, stair
lifts, ramps and disabled toilets to help physically impaired children; the
carpeting and acoustic tiling of classrooms to benefit hearing impaired pupils
and the provision of blinds and paint schemes to benefit visually impaired
children.
Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in schools and early-years settings
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Disability Discrimination Act 2005
The Accessibility Planning Project (APP)
Schools Access Initiative
Last updated: 16 July 2007
