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Guide Dogs Research - Functionality and the Needs of Blind and Partially-Sighted...
Mobility Instructor Vacancy – Maternity Cover in Dudley LEA
Web site rebuilt to new XHTML Transitional standards
The mobility21 Project
Mobility/Rehabilitation Degree UCE Update
Mobility Curriculum Update
The Disability Equality Duty comes into force in December 2006

Guide Dogs Research

Please click here to download the full Guide Dogs Research pdf - Functionality and the Needs of Blind and Partially-Sighted Young People in the UK:
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Mobility Instructor – Maternity Cover in Dudley LEA

Full time cover is needed from January 2010 to July 2010.
Then 2 day contract from September 2010.
Contact: Jodie Newman – 01384 818002 j.newman@dudley.gov.uk
or Judy Lewis – Team Leader – 01384 818005
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Web site rebuilt to new XHTML Transitional standards

The MISE web site has been completely rebuilt to comply with modern XHTML Transitional standards. For more information please look here http://validator.w3.org/docs/why.html.

The mobility21 Project

The mobility21 Project is about teaching visually impaired children and young people mobility and independent living skills. It is a new joint project between the Institute of Education, University of London and the RNIB, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

The project aims to establish national standards to train people who do mobility and independent living work with visually impaired children and young people in England; to establish courses leading to nationally recognized qualifications for those doing mobility and independent living training with children and young people and to undertake related research work.

If you have any queries about Mobility21 please contact us at k.wall@ioe.ac.uk or mobility21@rnib.org.uk

Please click here to download the Mobility21 Project - first briefing pack 2007-2008.pdf
Please click here to download FAQs Habilitation Courses.pdf
Please click here to download Habilitation Certificate.pdf
Please click here to download Habilitation Diploma.pdf
Please click here to download Course Enquiries Habilitation Diploma.pdf
Please click here to download Course Enquiries Habilitation Certificate.pdf
Please click here to download FPD Application Pack.pdf
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Mobility/Rehabilitation Degree UCE Update

It is envisaged that the Diploma and a degree-level programme will be validated early in 2007 for presentation in 2007 (1st Year), 2008 (2nd Year) and 2009 (3rd ‘Degree' Year).

For further details please contact John.Irvine@uce.ac.uk
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Mobility Curriculum Update

Following the research of “Steps to Independence” a couple of years ago a small working group from MISE (Peter Hings, Rob Odams, Nicole Middleton, Sue Mort and Lesley Newton) got together and have been working on a mobility and independence assessment and evaluation scheme/curriculum.

The purpose of this is to help promote and standardise (with some flexibility) a mobility scheme in order to raise the profile of the important work done by mobility and rehabilitation specialists in education and social care.

Copies of the draft of the scheme, together with a small questionnaire, were sent out for evaluation with a deadline of 15 July. This date was set in order for the scheme to be introduced in the new academic year, September 2006 and in line with all schools having to produce a Disability Equality Scheme by December 2006.

It is hoped to be used as a “training scheme” to support future curricula and could be used by both Educational and Social Service Sectors.

A copy of the mobility and independence assessment and evaluation scheme can be downloaded here.
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The Disability Equality Duty comes into force in December 2006

This new legal duty requires all public authorities to actively look at ways of ensuring that disabled people are treated equally.

DRC overview guidance:
The Disability Equality Duty (DED) is an important new duty aimed at promoting disability equality across the public sector. The DED, also referred to as the general duty, sets out what public authorities must have due regard to in order to promote equality of opportunity.

Most public authorities are also covered by specific duties, which set out a framework to assist authorities in meeting their general duty. All public authorities covered by the specific duties must:

publish a Disability Equality Scheme (including within it an Action Plan)
involve disabled people in producing the Scheme and Action Plan
demonstrate they have taken actions in the Scheme and achieved appropriate outcomes
report on progress
review and revise Scheme.

The DRC has produced overview guidance to help you get started on your Scheme. In terms of Education, Secondary Schools have to produce a scheme by December 2006. Primary and Special Schools have until December 2007.

Visit the Disability Rights Commision website http://www.drc-gb.org for useful information.
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