ABSTRACT
Disaffection can take many forms and it may be considered strange to suggest that students with severe physical disability might show but the remotest symptom of it. However, if one takes the view that disaffection in education might be any behavioural factor that prevents positive learning taking place, then it can be argued that this student group can show every bit as much disaffection as can any other student group. According to J. Gliedman and W. Roth, the vulnerability is at its greatest in the young person's relationships with the specialist medical, educational and other services provided. The provision made available to young people with disabilities has emphasized too much their special needs and this has been used as a justification for segregated provision, especially in the context of education. Around the framework of Core Modules other negotiated options from across the whole college curriculum are incorporated into an individual programme, and timetable, for each student.
