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SKILL: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities

National Bureau For Students With Disabilities
Chapter House
18 - 20 Crucifix Lane
London
SE1 3JW

Helpline: 0800 328 5050 (Tuesday 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and Thursday 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
Tel: 020 7450 0620 (Admin)
Textphone: 0800 068 2422 (Helpline)
Textphone: 020 7450 0620 (Admin)
Fax: 020 7450 0650
E-mail: skill@skill.org.uk (Admin)
E-mail: info@skill.org.uk (Information)
Website: www.skill.org.uk

Description:
Advice for students in post 16 education and transition to employment.

Aims:
To promote opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post 16 education, training and employment across the UK.

Activities:

  • Provides a free information and advice service for individual disabled people and the professionals who work with them. This information and advice helps disabled people to overcome financial and physical barriers, ignorance and discrimination so that they can study, train or find work.
  • Informs and influences key policy makers to improve legal rights and support for disabled people in post 16 education and training.
  • SKILL works together with individual disabled people, professionals working in education, training and careers, employers and disability organisations to influence government.
  • Promotes best practice: SKILL membership; running topical conferences and seminars; producing informative and practical publications; providing consultancy and staff training for colleges, universities and other organisations.
  • Conducts research and develops projects on education and disability issues to address gaps in provision and to take forward new ideas.

Membership:
Enquire to SKILL for details, as there are several categories of membership.

updated 13/12/07

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