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SpLD Transitions conference

24/03/2013, 01:05 am

This year’s AimHigher London South Conference has been developed and delivered in collaboration with the South London Dyslexia Support NetworkUniversity of GreenwichUniversity of Roehampton,Royal Holloway and Kingston University and will be an opportunity for:

  • Learners to ask undergraduates with a range of specific learning differences what it is like to study at University
  • Parents and staff to find out what learners need to do in preparation for starting University, like applying for the DTrialling free high quality text-to-speech, software tools and training resources from JISC TechDis and Dyslexia Action
  • Staff and parents to ask questions of representatives from 3 University disability teams

In addition to presentations on the support available at University we have Dr David Grant as our Guest Speaker on ‘Beyond Stereotypes’. This is a FREE event and as a result, places are available on a first come first served basis. NOTE: Learners are expected to bring their own laptops and headphones.
If you know of students/staff or parents who are interested in attending, please distribute/fill out and return the registration form to Suzanne Marchment, s.marchment@kingston.ac.uk, tel, 0208-417 6316.


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