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University of Warwick Student appointed to Office for Students’ Disability in Higher Education Advisory Board

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:39:00 GMT

The Office for Students has today announced the appointment of Josh Bradbury, a student within the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick, to the Office for Students' Disability in Higher Education Advisory Board.

Young disabled people experience institutional discrimination and stigmatisation in mainstream schools in England, research finds

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:31:00 GMT

New research by the University of Warwick has found that disabled young people in England experience institutional and structural discrimination in mainstream schools, with two thirds fewer achieving level 2 qualifications compared to non-disabled peers. Academics argue that these experiences are a key barrier to educational and occupational attainment.

Self-driving cars will be part of the future – but researchers fear we are leaving the disabled behind

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:58:00 GMT

Self-driving cars will be part of the future, but researchers fear people with disabilities are being left behind in the development of the technology.

Disability employment reporting should be mandatory says ReWAGE and Disability@Work

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:58:00 GMT

ReWAGE and Disability@Work have jointly responded to the government’s consultation on disability workforce reporting, which was launched in December 2021 to help inform and shape the government’s future approach. The response argues that while most government policy has focused on disabled people’s job-seeking activity and incentives to work, even the most positive measures will only prove effective if disabled people have jobs to go to.

Disability gap in young people’s post-16 destinations and employment outcomes revealed by new analysis

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:06:00 GMT

Important differences in the post-16 pathways of disabled young people compared to those of their non-disabled peers have been revealed in a new working paper from University of Warwick researchers. The working paper also documents the impact of different types of disabilities, and shows that disability inequalities in post-16 destinations and economic activity in early adulthood are also influenced by social class, ethnicity, and gender.

Supporting the wellbeing of dads of disabled children

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:52:00 GMT

A group of Coventry and Warwickshire dads have created a set of online videos to help fathers of disabled children be the best dads that they can be. They worked with Dr Emma Langley, a family researcher in Education Studies, to capture their experiences and create a resource aimed at supporting the wellbeing of other fathers raising a disabled child. The online resources, designed by dads for dads, will be launched on Wednesday 31 March.

New study will uncover the links between adolescent disability and socio-economic disadvantage in early adulthood

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:45:00 GMT

A three-year study at the Department of Sociology of the University of Warwick, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will explore why disabled young people in England experience social and economic disadvantage into adulthood. The fact that adolescent disability is generally associated with poor educational, social and employment outcomes in adulthood has been well-documented but the reasons why this happens are not as well understood. The new study aims to close that gap.

Award for University's Accessibility Innovators

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:17:00 GMT

The University of Warwick’s commitment to creating an inclusive and safe campus for students with disabilities has been recognised by its peers with the award of the Association of University Directors of Estates University Impact Initiative of the Year Award 2020.

Parents, researchers and charities join forces to create new resource for parents of children with learning disabilities.

Fri, 25 May 2018 08:13:25 GMT

The University of Warwick, Mencap, Cerebra, and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation have teamed up with parents of children with learning disabilities to produce a new Parents Guide, launched today in Belfast. The new guide presents hints and tips, backed up by research, for parents to use in their family lives to promote the well-being of their children and to develop positive family relationships.

Many newborn screening recommendations do not assess key evidence on benefits and harms

Thu, 10 May 2018 11:44:26 GMT

Many national recommendations on whether to screen newborn babies for rare conditions do not assess the evidence on the key benefits and harms of screening. The warning is made by University of Warwick researchers in a study, Association between use of systematic reviews and national policy recommendations on screening newborn babies for rare diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis published by The BMJ.