Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Description
On 22 March 2023, the University of Derby and the Higher Education Commission at Policy Connect held a parliamentary event, chaired by Professor Philip Lord Norton of Louth, to assess what progress has been made towards improving the experience of disabled students in higher education.
This follows on from the report “Arriving at Thriving: Learning from disabled students to ensure access for all”, which sought to uncover the reasons for continued disparity in higher education regarding the representation of disabled students, the quality of their experience, and their attainment, continuation, and graduate outcomes.
Since the report's launch in October 2020, policymakers have heeded calls for greater co-ordinated support between HE and employment by piloting an 'adjustments passport', while planned reforms to the Disabled Students' Allowance scheme remains a topic of interest for the sector.