Soorenian, Armineh
(2020).
Accessibility plans as effective tools for inclusion in schools: Are they working? 2018-2019.
[Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex:
UK Data Service.
10.5255/UKDA-SN-854173
Data description (abstract)
The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) has carried out research into the effectiveness of accessibility plans in secondary schools, funded by DRILL (Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning).
Accessibility plans are legal documents that set out how, over time, a school plans to increase access to the curriculum and the physical environment for disabled pupils, and to make written information more readily available in a range of different formats.
12 focus groups were conducted across England, consisting of disabled young people, parents of disabled young people, and education professionals. Participants shared their experiences relating to the impact of accessibility plans on a range of school practices.Interviews were also held with a small number of parents and alongside the field study, there were two sets of online surveys, accessing almost 350 parents and professionals.
| Data creators: |
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| Sponsors: |
Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning
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| Grant reference: |
2C1\100031
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| Topic classification: |
Education
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| Keywords: |
DISABLED CHILDREN, DISABILITY, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, DISABLED ACCESSIBILITY, YOUNG ADULTS, CHILDREN, PARENTS, SCHOOLS, PUPILS, CURRICULUM
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| Project title: |
Accessibility Plans as Effective Tools for Inclusion in Schools: Are They Working?
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| Project dates: |
| From | To |
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| 14 May 2018 | 31 January 2020 |
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| Date published: |
19 Jun 2020 15:01
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| Last modified: |
19 Jun 2020 15:12
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| Collection period: |
| Date from: | Date to: |
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| 12 October 2018 | 15 March 2019 |
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| Geographical area: |
North East, North West, Midlands, South East, South West |
| Country: |
England |
| Data collection method: |
We carried out focus groups with 18 disabled young people from across England, 28 parents of disabled young people from across England and 22 education professionals from across England. We did interviews with 5 parents of disabled young people from across England. An online survey was completed by 237 parents of disabled young people from across England and 96 education professionals from across England. |
| Observation unit: |
Individual |
| Kind of data: |
Numeric, Text |
| Type of data: |
Other surveys, Qualitative and mixed methods data |
| Resource language: |
English |
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| Data sourcing, processing and preparation: |
All personal details of the participants have been removed so they are not identifiable from the data, and the participant names in the transcripts are all pseudonyms.
No personal information is contained within the survey data.
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| Rights owners: |
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| Contact: |
| Name | Email | Affiliation | ORCID (as URL) |
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| Daley, Michelle | info@allfie.org.uk | Alliance for Inclusive Education | Unspecified |
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| Notes on access: |
The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.
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| Publisher: |
UK Data Service
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| Last modified: |
19 Jun 2020 15:12
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