The impact of specific learning disabilities on students at university

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This session is for all staff and provides an introduction to Dyslexia and Dyspraxia and the effect that these conditions can have on a students’ studies and wellbeing. It will also discuss how reasonable adjustments can “level the playing field” for students living with these conditions.

Following the session you will be able to describe the similarities and differences between dyslexia and dyspraxia. You also will be able to define the term ‘reasonable adjustments’ and explain how these adjustments can ameliorate for a student’s learning difference.

This session aligns with A1,2,3,4; K3,4, V1,2,4 of the UKPSF.