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DISABLED STUDENTS

Information for people who are disabled who want to study in the UK is available from the Skill (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) website: http://www.skill.org.uk. The "Into HE" section of the website gives information about higher education courses (at a university or college), and the "Into FE" section about further education courses (adult education at a lower level than university or college courses). You can download an information guide from the page: http://www.skill.org.uk/info/infosheets.asp. For example, there is one guide called "Information for International Students with Disabilities", and another called "Funding from charitable trusts".

For information about specialist colleges for people with certain types of disability, see NatSpec (Association of National Specialist Colleges): http://www.natspec.org.uk.

Blind students may want to contact the RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind): http://www.rnib.org.uk.
(see, for example: http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_studentsos.hcsp)
Deaf students may want to contact the RNID (Royal National Institute for the Deaf): http://www.rnid.org.uk.
Dyslexic students may want to contact the British Dyslexia Association: http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk.
Students with learning difficulties may want to contact Mencap: http://www.mencap.org.uk.

You can also search for schools by selecting "Special Needs" from the website: http://www.schoolsearch.co.uk.

You may need to make special arrangements when taking English language exams outside the UK: contact your examination centre as early as possible. For information about special arrangements for candidates taking IELTS or other Cambridge exams, see: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/research/special.htm.

Which School? for Special Needs: 2005/2006
Publisher: John Catt
Date: April 2005

Disabled Students' Guide to University 2005
Author: Emma Caprez
Publisher: Trotman
Date: March 2004

LINKS

Using an education travel agent: Prepare/Agent
The cost of living in the UK: Prepare/Cost
UK immigration issues: Prepare/Visa

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