Special Education & Disability Act and SI Education
Presented on Tuesday, 12 March 2002
Programme10.30 am Introduction and Background, Sheila Riddell
11.45 am The Implications of the Special Education & Disability Act:
- Deaf Education by Lilian Lawson
- Schools and Services for HI by Mary Brennan
- Further & Higher Education for HI by Marian Grimes
The Implications of the Special Education & Disability Act for Schools/FE&HE with pupils and students
with VI-
Marianna Buultjens
1.45 pm Separate Discussion Groups:
For those concerned with Schools / FE&HE for pupils and students
with visual impairment and
Schools
/ FE&HE for pupils and students who
are deaf
3 pm Plenary: Issues to be taken back to Schools, Services and Education
Authorities
3.30 pm Evaluation and Finish
Presenters:
Professor Sheila Riddell, Director, Strathclyde Centre for Disability
Research, University of Glasgow
Lilian Lawson, Director, Scottish Council on Deafness
Mary Brennan, Reader in Deaf Education, Scottish Sensory Centre
Marianna Buultjens, Co-ordinator, Scottish Sensory Centre
Marian Grimes, Research Associate, ADPS Project, SSC