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Pushing the boat out: an introductory study of admissions to UK medical, dental and veterinary schools for applicants with disabilities
- Author:
- TYNAN Anne
- Publisher:
- University of Newcaslte. LTSN-01 Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This study focuses on how medical, dental and veterinary schools differ in the information offered on their websites for potential applicants with disabilities. This includes an assessment of the relevant requirements of the registration or professional bodies and how clearly these are transmitted. If more people with disabilities are to enter medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine, these ‘portals to the professions’ (the websites) should encourage them to investigate their possibilities of doing so.
Equality in Scotland guide in data sources 2002
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Central Statistics Unit
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Central Statistics Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Equal opportunities is your business too: guidance for Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Commission for racial Equality
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Commission for Racial Equality
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Equality in Scotland: disabled people
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Disability in Scotland: a baseline study
- Authors:
- RIDDELL Sheila, BANKS Pauline
- Publisher:
- Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 144p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Integrating disability into transport policy: establishment of a mobility and access committee for Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Desire denied
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.9.01, 2001, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Disabled people's sexual wants and needs are often overlooked. Reports on the obstacles they still face in this important area of their lives and the support that is available.
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Commencement No.1) Order 1995
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
It'll be all rights
- Author:
- BRODY Simeon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.06.06, 2006, p.46.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author asks how far councils have gone in meeting the forthcoming duty to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. The article focuses on the progress made in producing and disability equality scheme, and the extent of involving disabled people in drafting these schemes.
The public sector and equality for disabled people
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Simon, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 129p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This research was commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions to find out how public bodies are approaching the implementation of the Disability Equality Duty (part of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005). Public authorities such as Government Departments or Primary Care Trusts will be under a positive duty to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people, including employees, service users and others, from December 2006.