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Statistics related to registered disabled people at Glagow Caledonian University

“It is not definitive and does not include students who have been assessed or are being assessed, so numbers change weekly and it is most likely to be slightly higher. Not all students attend the Disability service but about 300 of them do.”

Gwen H Gibb

An information sheet

There are approximately 500 students registered disabled.

Students use the UCAS code for indicating they have impairment.

 

Code

Impairment

Numbers

1

Dyslexia

230

2

Blind/partially sighted

24

3

Deaf/partial hearing

25

4

Wheelchair mobility

21

5

Autistic or Asperger

2

6

Mental health

10

7

Unseen disability (Epilepsy, diabetic,etc)

91

8

Disability not listed

101

9

Two or more of the above    

21

 

Information from Gwen H Gibb (March 2004). GCU Disability Service.

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