Mr Brian Lutchmiah

Disability and Inclusion Service Manager, The University of Law

Brian has 20 years’ experience working across statutory, further and higher education. His extensive experience has ranged from teaching and co-ordination to operational and strategic management of direct services to students, and as a senior leader in UK and European organisations. He also has direct lived experience of disability throughout his education and career and has been an active advocate for disabled people across the education sector, hosting and speaking at national and international conferences, and formally representing the UK with European partners on UDL (Universal Design for Learning) principles and development.

Brian is an award-winning former Chair of the National Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP, UK) from 2018 to 2021, and is also a former Chair of the Learning Inclusively Network (LINK, Europe), serving as national and European leaders of research and practice on disability, inclusion and equality. He has most recently completed a two-year tenure as Chair of the English Policy Group for UCAS, as part of the UCAS Council, and is the Disability and Inclusion Service Manager at the University of Law.

With a core passion in inclusion and widening participation, Brian has maintained a determination in ensuring that all have the opportunity to aspire in realising their potential, and has represented the education sector in directly influencing national policy decision-making at UK government level.

With his in-depth knowledge of inclusion and related service aspects, including safeguarding and UDL, he continues to strive toward ensuring opportunities to achieve are equitably maintained for all, and fervently believes that equality is a right for all in education, employment and societally.

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Mr Jason Hadley-Luxemburg

Disability and Inclusion Advisor, The University of Law

Jason Hadley-Luxemburg is a Disability and Inclusion Advisor at the University of Law and is based at the Manchester campus. He has worked as a disability advisor specialist in higher education for over six years, with particular focus on supporting postgraduate law school students and working within the regulatory environments that govern postgraduate law courses. Jason currently chairs the University of Law Disabled Staff Network and is a former Chair of AccessHE’s Disability Forum.

Jason has particular interest in developing practice to support autistic people, whether students or staff. Alongside, he has worked closely in developing practice to remove the barriers that disabled students can face when accessing reasonable adjustment in education and employment, with a focus on reducing the need for diagnostic evidence, medical or otherwise, and with emphasis on student needs, not specific medical diagnoses.

Prior to his specialist work in higher education, Jason qualified as a teacher and taught History in secondary schools in the UK. Following his time in secondary education, Jason moved into teaching disabled young adults in further education.

: https://www.law.ac.uk/students/support/disability-and-inclusion/
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