PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alexander D. G. Gunn TI - University education for the physically disabled DP - 1977 Mar 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 161--166 VI - 27 IP - 176 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/27/176/161.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/27/176/161.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1977 Mar 01; 27 AB - Two per thousand of the student population are physically handicapped. The facilities for the care of physically disabled students were surveyed at the 34 universities that have full-time medical officers and primary medical teams. It was found that communication before arrival about special medical and nursing needs of the student is insufficient, that there is inadequate liaison within the universities between the admissions office and the medical unit, and a lack of published statements by the universities about the admission of the physically disabled. In contrast, the facilities available for the handicapped student are considerable, the academic success rate high, the range of serious disability being successfully coped with is extensive, and there is a need for more encouragement in the community for the physically disabled to undertake, where intellectually capable, a university education.