Information for specific disabilities
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodivergent condition which affects people’s behaviour. People with ADHD will be seen to lack concentration or focus, may seem restless and may also act on impulse. This could mean that students seeking careers advice may have poor organisational skills, appear forgetful and have times when they lose focus… Read More Careers Guidance Tips for students with ADHD
Interview tips for autistic students Before the interview: For in-person interviews: For online interviews: If you have an interview coming up, consider booking in for an appointment with your university Careers Service to talk through what you can expect at the interview, and to discuss how best to prepare. Edmund Lewis, LSE Careers, AGCAS Disability… Read More Interview tips for autistic students
ADHD Foundation Auticon Employability toolkit IMAGE Project Employability skills for autistic students and graduates – free online course Exceptional Individuals Genius Within National Autistic Society Autism at Work Programme Edmund Lewis, LSE Careers, AGCAS Disability Task Group
Q. Can I write about my disability when answering a question about my skills? A. Yes, you might choose to refer to your disability to demonstrate a skill e.g. time management, resilience, communication etc. It’s quite common for there to be a question on application forms along the lines of ‘Is there anything else you… Read More Questions and answers about job applications
Whether you are about to deliver your first group work for disabled students, or you have lots of experience, I hope my 5 top tips will be helpful: Run your slides through the accessibility checker (as you may be emailing your slides to the students after the session). If delivering in-person go and check the… Read More Workshops for disabled students – my 5 top tips
An exhibition from Clarke Reynolds centred around colourful Braille art: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-01-06/the-braille-artist-challenging-perceptions-of-art-with-first-london-exhibition Google’s new research centre in London producing disability support tech: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63828617 Coventry University have received a grant to find solutions to improve transport accessibility. Poor access to public transport impacts the lives of disabled people in many ways. You can read more here: … Read More An artist, a new research centre, and improving access to transport – Disability in the news
A cover letter can be a good place to share information about disability. Here are some ideas of how to do this effectively: Motivation – it might be your disability is part of your motivation for applying for the role. Or it might be that having a disability gives you a natural affinity with the… Read More Writing about disability in cover letters
With graduate scheme applications season almost upon us, I thought it was a good time to share a few top tips for disabled students taking psychometric tests. Here are my top 5 tips: You can find more tips for navigating psychometric tests here on our Disability Task Group psychometric tests resource: https://www.agcas.org.uk/Task-Groups/disability-task-group/137586 (Once you click… Read More 5 tips for taking psychometric tests
According to the gov.uk website if you are a student: Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is support to cover the study-related costs you have because of a mental health problem, long term illness or any other disability. This can be on its own or in addition to any student finance you get. The type of support… Read More Introduction to DSA
The Disability Task Group presented at last month’s AGCAS Conference. The recording of ‘How to approach 1-2-1 appointments with disabled students: mental health, neurodiversity, and other conditions’ can be found here: https://www.agcas.org.uk/Annual-Conference-2022/Parallel-sessions-A#A1 Overview of the presentation: National Context Practical adjustments for 1-2-1 appointments Common themes Reflections Resources Q&As Hope this will be a useful resource… Read More How to approach 1-2-1 appointments with disabled students
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