Resources: Case Studies

The project has focused on basing advice and guidance on the experiences of disabled students mainly within engineering & the built environment.

A comprehensive qualitative survey of students (involving face to face interviews) across a range of HE Institutions has been conducted. These students' experiences have been captured and interpreted in a number of student case studies.

Twenty-Five case studies have been written and are presented below. The nature of the disability and / or difficulty encountered by each student is identified in brackets:

Student Case Studies:

Case Study 1: ALEX (dyspraxia)

Case Study 2: CATHERINE (deafness) *

Case Study 3: CHRIS (blindness / hearing difficulties)

Case Study 4: CHRISTINE (arthritis)

Case Study 5: DANA (dyslexia)

Case Study 6: DAVE (mental health difficulties)

Case Study 7: DAVID (dyslexia) *

Case Study 8: DECLAN (visual difficulties)

Case Study 9: GEOFFREY (mobility restriction / verbal communication difficulties)

Case Study 10: JACK (high functioning autism)

Case Study 11: JEMA (hearing difficulties)

Case Study 12: JILL (dyslexia / spatial awareness)

Case Study 13: JOANNA (spina bifida / hydrocephalus / wheelchair-user)

Case Study 14: JOHN (cerebral palsy / mobility difficulties)

Case Study 15: KIERAN (repetitive strain injury)

Case Study 16: LEE (dyslexia / dyscalculia)

Case Study 17: MATTHEW (visual difficulties)

Case Study 18: MAX (mental health difficulties)

Case Study 19: MICHAEL (blindness)

Case Study 20: MIKE (hearing difficulties)

Case Study 21: OLIVER A. (blindness)

Case Study 22: OLIVER B. (hearing difficulties)

Case Study 23: PAUL (dyslexia)

Case Study 24: ROBIN (cystic fibrosis)

Case Study 25: SHAMIRA (hearing difficulties)

* These Case Studies focus on the student's transition into Higher Education.