Learning about disability in the UK

New disability legislation in the UK is posing challenges:

"The scarcity of disabled staff working in post-school education has implications for teacher trainers, for the recruitment and career development strategies of HE institutions, colleges, local authorities, voluntary organisations and private-sector trainers alike. Improving things for disabled staff poses real challenges for providers, who experience here as elsewhere tensions between competing obligations.
The disability legislation makes these issues relevant for all institutions, but there is more to equality than compliance with legislation. Cultures that foster the development potential of all staff, and seek to reflect the full diversity of the communities they serve, make for excellent places to learn.
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, Niace, has launched a commission on disabled staff in lifelong learning. It plans to improve the data, identify best practice, and offer advice to government, providers and practitioners to help the sector in complying with the duty, and in strengthening cultures and practices. It will gather evidence and prepare an interim report for September, with a final report in the new year."

Via The Guardian