Balancing the Scorecard: Sensory Access

Too often talk related to disability emphasizes mobility impairments and wheelchair users when sensory impairments are numerically more common. This is true when speaking of travel and disability also. Given the lack of material on sensory imairments in Inclusive Travel literature it becomes necessary to draw inferences from other fields. In tnis case a study in higher education provides some insights:

Sensory access in higher education: guidance report 2009
Making sure the campus environment doesn't disadvantage sensory impaired staff or students
Research into the experiences of disabled students suggests that students who are blind or partially sighted, deaf or hard of hearing, or within the autistic spectrum can be disadvantaged by their campus environment.
This guidance was developed following an investigation to explore and understand some of the barriers to inclusion currently experienced by sensory impaired staff and students in higher education. The investigation revealed recommendations for estates managers, but also for a range of departments across institutions, including recommendations for management, support service providers and learning managers.
Areas covered include:
Management issues
Support service providers
Learning managers
Estate managers
Technical glossary
Sources of further information
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