Basic introduction to inclusive teaching and learning.

2.  What does diversity mean and
what does it cover?

3.  Disability, gender, religion or
belief, age, race, sexual Orientation
 Individuality
 Different learning styles
 Support requirements

4.  Visual impairments
 Hearing impairments
 Mobility difficulties
 Personal care requirements
 Specific Learning Difficulties (i.e.
Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, visual
processing difficulties, etc.)
 Medical Health Conditions
(HIV, epilepsy, asthma, chronic fatigue, cancer
etc.)
 Asperger’s, Autism Spectrum Disorders
 Mental Health Difficulties
 Neurodiversity

5.  Multisensory teaching
 Breaking information down into manageable
chunks
 Reducing blocks of text, working more with
bullet points, graphs, mindmaps etc.
 Handouts in advance
 Avoiding white paper –using coloured paper for
handouts
 Accessible resources electronically
 User friendly fonts (i.e. arial, comic sans, verdana
etc.)
 Summarising, concluding, highlighting

6.  Structured teaching delivery which reinforces
learning by repeating information in different
ways.
 Interactive learning, opportunities for
reflection, Q&A, discussion
 Help with organisation of information and
materials
 Advance notice of deadlines, reminders
 Constructive feedback
 Additional tutorials, mentoring
 Exam arrangements, alternative methods of
assessment
 Assistive technology

7.  Inclusive
environment, facilities, curriculum, assessment
and resources
 Proactively anticipating instead of reacting to the
disability
 Communication
 Making reasonable adjustments without
compromising academic standards
 Reasonable adjustments based on individual
requirements
 Avoid making assumptions
 Facilitating and enabling
 Confidentiality/ discretion

8.  University of Warwick Disability Services
◦ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/disabili
ty/
◦ Tel: 024 7615 0641
◦ Email: disability@warwick.ac.uk