Disability

Campaigners think some groups of students, particularly those from overseas, are much less likely to report disabilities and mental health conditions

Thousands more students on the autism spectrum are entering universities thanks to improved diagnosis and support from schools. John Ross examines how institutions are adapting to this challenge and what more can be done

Equality and Human Rights Commission says universities should be prepared to accommodate students’ needs even if they do not have a diagnosed disability

Political and fiscal realities are driving changes in the treatment of a ‘long overlooked’ community

Postgraduate researchers with non-visible disabilties often struggle to access proper employee-type support, says University and College Union report

With the right support, academics with visual impairments are prospering, but barriers to true inclusivity remain, says Kate Armond, while a lecturer reflects on how practice on reasonable adjustments can fall short of policy

MPs hear concerns about quality of assessment process under new suppliers Capita and Study Tech

Evolving norms, expectations and laws usher both risk and opportunity for universities, according to blind law scholar

Progress made by deaf scholars in recent years ‘fragile’ in current climate, according to researcher appointed UK’s first deaf professor in deaf studies

Johns Hopkins team uses salary data to highlight longstanding failures across education and workplaces to provide equal opportunities for career advancement

Nearly nine in 10 survey respondents say their doctorates have negatively affected their mental health, with seven in 10 citing physical harm

Former disability commissioner says universities have lifted their game, but employers not so much

UK government schemes that purport to guarantee disabled applicants an interview are not working, says Becky Alexis-Martin

Ucas analysis suggests online learning may not have suited students with disabilities, who were more inclined to delay their degree

Many of us with learning disabilities struggle to process hour-long lecture recordings but pedagogical flexibility and online support offer new ways ahead, says Gemma Ahearne

Competition and Markets Authority says collusion on prices could have left disabled students with less funding available through support scheme

Sydney PhD graduate reflects on how his surprise disability gave rise to an academic career and better prospects for fellow sufferers

Lennard Davis is impressed by a compendious account of all the ways the hearing world has tried to put Deaf people right

Research reveals that focus on ‘individual excellence’ in academia isolates disabled staff   

Without the structure of campus routine, a student with autism says it’s impossible to complete assignments and he’s worried about finishing his degree

Relying on exams and essays to assess students excludes those with disabilities and ignores the real purpose of higher education, Ruth Payne writes 

Consultation options look to reduce administrative burden of flagship scheme

Chris Skidmore says few UK higher education institutions are ‘truly disabled student friendly’

Unhelpful advice often based upon myths, says consultant

‘People who have been around at a university for a while assume they know everything…but actually they need to be educated themselves,’ says project leader

Leading disability scholar reflects on progress of discipline and key obstacles ahead

Extraordinary demand for a conference on how universities support staff with invisible disabilities highlights how ableism remains widespread in academia, argue Jennifer Leigh and Nicole Brown

Sally Everett explains how her institution used low-cost and creative measures to transform its support services

Broad-brush efforts to support female and ethnic minority academics will not address ‘multidimensional inequality’, says Warwick professor

Universities are right to re-examine the support in place for students in light of soaring suicide rates, says health secretary Jeremy Hunt

More work is needed to understand the mental health needs of researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten

Dundee life sciences undergraduate frustrated by lack of signs for many essential terms

Volume is first to be written and edited entirely by deaf academics

Five academics talk about the issues associated with various disabilities and what should be done to improve support

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Brenda Jo Brueggemann writes about hearing loss

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Farah Mendlesohn writes on the problems caused by poor disability access on campus

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Anna Nibbs writes about her autism

This week, Times Higher Education is publishing a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Here, Nigel Lockett talks about being a dyslexic professor