Getting through the gate is only the first hurdle: a review of disabled students' support needs throughout the student lifecycle

Houghton, Ann-Marie (2005) Getting through the gate is only the first hurdle: a review of disabled students' support needs throughout the student lifecycle. In: Proceedings of the 35th annual SCUTREA conference :. UNSPECIFIED.

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of factors that impact on disabled students' experience of student support. It considers legislation, policy and provision within the context of disability models and highlights diversity of students' needs and evolving services available during the different phases in the student lifecycle. The paper concludes by suggesting that although getting through the gate is important it is not the last hurdle disabled students have to overcome