Support for Students with Sensory Impairment in College and University

Books

Barnes, Lynne; Harrington, Frank; Williams, Jannine; Atherton, Martin (eds)
Deaf students in higher education: current research and practice
Douglas McLean, 2007
ISBN 9780946252640
Theory, research and practice of higher education provision for deaf students. Describes the models of support currently being developed in the UK.

Brennan, Mary; Grimes, Marian; Thoutenhoofd, Ernst
Deaf students in Scottish higher education: summary of recommendations
Moray House School of Education, 2006
A summary of recommendations arising from the report of the research project into the experiences of deaf students in higher education in Scotland.
http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/deaf/deafstuds/intro.html

Hughes, Jill & Lackenby, Natalie
Achieving successful transitions for young people with disabilities
Jessica Kingsley, 2015
ISBN 9781849055680
A best practice guide to transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex needs and sensory impairments.

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Close the gap: promoting positive post-school transitions for deaf young people in Scotland
NDCS, 2014
Summary of NDCS research into transitions for young deaf people.

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Supporting the achievement of deaf young people in further education: For college staff working with young people with hearing impairment
NDCS, 2015
A resource for all staff involved in the education of young deaf children in early years settings. (Includes references to the system in England and Wales.)
https://www.ndcs.org.uk/

RNIB Scotland
Bridging the gap: your future, your vision, your choice
RNIB Scotland, 2011
Looks at all the post 16 options available to visually impaired children such as further and higher education and work.

Scottish Executive
Employing support workers in higher education: a guide for students and advisers
Scottish Executive, 2007
ISBN 9780755954360
Provides guidance about getting assistance from different types of support workers in higher education. It looks at ways to arrange this support, including using workers employed by your institution and things to think about if you choose to employ your own assistant.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/07/06105621/0

Weedon, Elisabet ... [et al]
Disabled students in higher education: experiences and outcomes
CREID, 2008
Briefing paper on research to understand disabled students' social and academic experiences. Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity (CREID) Briefing 12.

CD-ROMs

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
Deaf students at college
RNID, 2005
ISBN 1904296157
Developed for professionals working with deaf students in college settings. It will be of interest to staff working with deaf learners for the first time and will also be a useful resource for school-based staff involved with transition planning. An update to "Deaf students in further education" (PDFs on CD-ROM) Series: Education guidelines project.

Articles

Chute, Patricia M
College experience for young adults with hearing loss
Deafness and Education International
March 2012, Vol 14 (1), p60-65
Improved academic outcomes for deaf children with cochlear implants has seen an increase in deaf students applying for further and higher education. This paper, based on findings from the National Study of Student Engagement, highlights factors contributing to success for deaf students.

Hewett, Rachel; Douglas, Graeme; Keil, Sue
Post-16 transition experience of visually impaired young people in England and Wales: Early findings from a longitudinal study
British Journal of Visual Impairment
September 2014, Vol 32 (3), p211-222
Experiences of young people with visual impairments in transition from school to further or higher education and employment.

Keil, Sue
Going to university
Insight
Sep/Oct 2014, No 53, p20-21
New research points to a need for a more coordinated approach to supporting young people with visual impairment when they apply to university

McDonald, Mary
Moving on from school
Insight
May/Jun 2014, No 51, p17
Strategies used by schools to ensure that young people have the best transition to work, or further and higher education.

Patterson, John A & Loomis, Colleen
Linking schools, universities, and businesses to mobilize resources and support for career choice and development of students who are visually impaired
British Journal of Visual Impairment
September 2016, Vol 34 (3), p262-270
Looks at linking schools, universities and local organisations to make the school curriculum more relevant for career development for students who are visually impaired.

Richardson, John TE
Academic attainment in visually impaired students in distance education
British Journal of Visual Impairment
May 2015, Vol 33 (2), p126-137
Students with visual impairments undertake modules via distance learning with the Open University This study assessed how well they did and if they completed the course compared with their sighted peers.

Saunders, Jo
Support of deaf students in the transition between further education and school into higher education
Deafness and Education International
December 2012, Vol 14 (4), p199-216
A study of the issues that deaf students may need to consider when applying for university and the services received in transition to higher education.

Young, Alys ... [et al]
Further education as a post-secondary destination for deaf and hard of hearing young people: a review of the literature and analysis of official statistics in England
Deafness and Education International
Mar 2015, Vol 17 (1), p49-59
A review of the literature and statistics available on deaf young people who move on to further education after school.