Physical disability refers to all types of physical disability and they can be hidden, mild or profound. The resources on this page are to help you support learners with physical disability to achieve their ambitions.
Learners with physical disabilities have individual needs to ensure they can access and engage with learning.
To help those working with young people with physical disabilities, pdnet have produced a set of standards for those working in post-16 education.
This resource provides tools to evaluate your current provision and to support developing an action plan for continual improvement
pdnet offers a free Raising awareness of physical disability online training module designed for anyone working within an educational setting who needs to develop their awareness and understanding of physical disability and the impact it can have on learning.
Disability Rights UK – the website includes adjustments for disabled students and apprentices with physical disabilities factsheets.
pdnet – a national network that provides professionals in education with support in promoting positive outcomes for young people with physical disability.
RNIB Bookshare – RNIB Bookshare supports learners with a print disability to access the curriculum. They provide accessible textbooks and resources for sight loss, dyslexia ,dyspraxia, autism and qualifying physical disabilities. The service is free to UK education organisations.