UK students with disabilities were more likely to delay the start of their degree during the pandemic than other applicants, according to new analysis.
In a study, published on 30 June, that suggests the prospect of online learning may have deterred disabled students from entering higher education for at least a year, Ucas found the deferral rate for disabled applicants rose from the pre-pandemic 7 per cent in 2019 to 8.2 per cent in 2021.
