Delivering Accessible Learning – A guide for FE providers (PDF, 1 MB)
Blind and partially sighted students have the same ability, aspirations and potential as their fully-sighted peers. However, there are often obstacles to their learning, blocking them from securing their best possible future and achieving the success their ability deserves.
These obstacles can be removed through thinking about how courses are delivered, by making information and resources accessible and ensuring students have the right equipment to access their course.
To address this, Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) in partnership with the Royal National Institute for Blind people (RNIB), has created new guidance for Further Education providers and urges them to act now.
This guidance provides information, resources, top tips and handy checklists to help colleges and Further Education providers ensure blind and partially sighted students get the right support. It covers topics including:
Getting support wrong at this crucial point in a young person’s educational journey can have a negative impact on their academic success and wellbeing. Often it only takes a few adjustments and greater awareness of a student’s needs to completely change educational outcomes, allowing the student to reach their full potential.
Help to unlock the potential of blind and partially sighted students
Delivering Accessible Learning – A guide for FE providers (PDF, 1 MB)
Read our research on the accessibility of further education for blind and partially sighted students together with practical guidance for colleges to make their systems and processes more accessible.
Find out more about 'Technology and accessibility in further education'This guide supports college leadership teams and staff to make further education more accessible for blind and partially sighted students.
Find out more about 'Making College Accessible'Meet James King, a vision impaired student who successfully studied an Archaeology degree at Bradford University. Read James’ story; the challenges, triumphs, excitement and the great efforts his university went to make things accessible.
Find out more about 'Bradford University Going Above and Beyond'SSS member Krupali was invited to speak at the British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) Disabled Students’ Allowance summit. We caught up with her to find out why it is important to her she speaks out about her experiences as a student with vision impairment (VI).
Find out more about 'Making your Voice Heard: We Shouldn’t Have to Fight So Hard Just to Learn'
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