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College wins praise for equality work
A UNIVERSITY college in Yorkshire has been praised for providing disabled students with equality in a nationwide review which warns that some institutions are still falling short.
Leeds University's Centre for Disability Studies has assessed 96 higher education providers to see what is done to support the needs of disabled students.
Leeds Trinity University College was held up as an example of good practice in the report which was carried out for the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales.
Leeds University's Prof Malcolm Harrison who led the research said: "We found lots of examples across the sector of innovations to make educational systems and the learning and physical environments more receptive to the needs of disabled students.
"The downside is that even today one can still find new buildings with accessibility problems for wheelchair users - and this implies that some building committees are just not properly considering the needs of disabled students."
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