| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 02/09/2010 |
LSIS is pleased to announce the opening of the fourth round of funding for Flexibility and Innovation Fund projects. The fourth funding round opens on Wednesday 1 September 2010 and closes on Friday 29 October 2010. |
| 02/09/2010 |
Everyone at JISC TechDis is saddened to hear of the death of Bob McKee, Chief Executive of CILIP. |
| 27/08/2010 |
Malcom Read writes in Times Higher Education Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary of JISC, has written a piece in this week's THE about the importance of openness in Higher Education. |
| 26/08/2010 | |
| 24/08/2010 |
Lab develops eye tracking for computer games Waterloo Labs have developed a method of controlling the game Super Mario Bros 2 on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) using eye tracking. |
| 11/08/2010 |
Global Partnership for JISC TechDis JISC TechDis, the UK’s leading advisory service on accessibility and inclusion, has forged an exciting new partnership with eIFL. |
| 04/08/2010 |
The BT Internet Ranger of the Year Award |
| 03/08/2010 |
A project supported by JISC TechDis has recently won a major grant that will help transform the lives of disabled learners and their teachers. |
| 28/07/2010 |
Sheltered Housing Schemes Get Residents Online 104 sheltered housing schemes from across the country have received a total of £402,000 in funding as part of the first stage of an outreach activity – Get Digital - to help get people in sheltered housing online. The money – up to a maximum of £500 |
| 27/07/2010 |
Ruskin Mill, an Independent Specialist College (ISC) based in Gloucestershire is the third ISC judged to be Outstanding in the current round of Ofsted Inspections. |
| 27/07/2010 |
Postgraduate Certificate in Mathematics Support and Dyslexia/Dyscalculia in HE/FE Commencing in May 2011 this course, validated by Loughborough University, has been set up in response to the high level of demand for specialist training in supporting dyslexic and dyscalculic students with the mathematical and statistical demands of thei |
| 22/07/2010 |
Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families, has announced that the government will launch a Green Paper in the autumn to look at a wide range of issues for children with SEN and disabilities |
| 07/07/2010 |
Open University Module in Accessible Online Learning Recruitment is now open for this year’s Open University Masters level online and distance education module in Accessible Online Learning. |
| 30/06/2010 |
EU Call for Proposals - Autism Spectrum Disorders The European Union has issued a call for proposals for pilot projects on the employment of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). |
| 21/06/2010 |
New website to help stroke survivors learn to read again UCL have launched an online tool designed to help people whose sight has been damaged by stroke to learn to read again. |
| 17/06/2010 |
Becta appoints Home Access Assistive Technology equipment supplier Becta has today awarded a contract to XMA to supply bespoke Assistive Technology equipment for those learners with the most profound disabilities or Special Educational Needs under the Home Access programme. |
| 16/06/2010 |
Gloucester trainer embraces technology and wins national award |
| 14/06/2010 |
Supporting Students with Asperger's Syndrome The UK Physical Sciences Centre's resource pack Supporting Students with Asperger's Syndrome is now available online. |