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41% of disabled people of working age have no educational qualifications, in comparison to 18% of non-disabled
In the News...
Disabled Child Appeared on Mastermind
An 11-year-old Scottish boy with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, beat off stiff competition to take part in Junior Mastermind.
Schoolboy Andrew Cowan, from Glasgow, was one of 20 youngsters to battle it out on the show, which began in May.
Disablity Ouch
June 2005
New Disability Course for Teachers
The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has launched a comprehensive course to help teachers work with children who have profound and multiple learning difficulties. The course can be run through schools, or is available on DVD.
Education for Everybody
2005
A Swimmingly Good Win for Boy with Down’s Syndrome
An eight-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome is allowed back in his local pool, after it was forced to lift the ban that stopped him going to swimming lessons. He has also won £1,500 compensation.
Samuel Doran, who can swim a length, had already had lessons in a class for disabled children. But when he wanted to move on to a mainstream class, he was told that this wasn't allowed. The centre manager at Hoyland Leisure Centre, in Barnsley, then refused to register Samuel for swimming lessons. His mum, Elaine, complained to the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) [now known as the Equality and Human Rights Commission] and won the argument.
Elaine said: "I hope our situation and the positive way in which it has been resolved will help other leisure centres and service providers to realise what can be achieved with a little effort, to improve access to facilities for those in need of extra assistance."
May 2005
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