ADSHE, the Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education, was formed in order to share knowledge, and inform good practice. In order to avoid reinventing the wheel in each institution, a group of specialists convened to achieve the following:
1. Avoid unnecessary duplication of work
2. Establish commonly accepted codes of good practice
3. Share experiences and overcome feelings of isolation
4. Work towards establishing parity of provision so that any dyslexic
student will be assured of appropriate support throughout the HE sector
NADP Conference 2nd July 2009 - ADSHE will be presenting the updated version of the Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Specialist Support for Students with SpLDs in HE and hosting an associated workshop
The ADSHE Networking Day and AGM 2009 was held at Friend's House in Euston, on June 18th. The keynote speaker was Prof Bob Burden and details of his presentation and other workshops can be found on the Events page
October 2008
ADSHE representatives, (including Ros Lehany - Chair) and Lynne Greenwold (Chief Executive, PATOSS) met with Elaine Urquhart, Resolution Services Manager, Student Loans Company (SLC) onThursday 16th October. ADSHE achieved our main aim at this meeting and from now on ADSHE will be involved in the consultation process with the SLC on current and future developments.
Visit the resources page for the new 'Guidelines for quality assurance in specialist support for students with SpLD - September 2008' and accompanying visual diagram.
The new executive committee is now in place, headed by Ros Lehany as Chair and Sally Freeman as Deputy Chair. For all information and contact details of all committee members, see the Executive Committee page.