Written question WQ85988

The disability status of a learner and the primary and secondary type of learning difficulty and/or disability according to the following categories are recorded for apprenticeships and further education courses, collected via the Lifelong Learning Wales Record:

• Vision impairment

• Hearing impairment

• Physical and/or medical difficulties

• Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties

• Multi-sensory impairment

• Autistic spectrum disorders

• Speech, language and communication difficulties

• Moderate Learning Difficulties

• Severe Learning Difficulties

• Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

• SPLD - Dyslexia

• SPLD - Dyscalculia

• SPLD - Dyspraxia

• SPLD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Does not apply

• Learner considers himself or herself to have a learning difficulty and/or disability but the type is not known or not declared

• Information Refused

The following categories are recorded for higher education courses, collected via the Higher Education Statistics Agency student record:

• No known disability

• Blind or a serious visual impairment

• Deaf or a serious hearing impairment

• A physical impairment or mobility issues

• Mental health condition

• A long-standing illness or health condition

• Two or more conditions

• Social communication/Autistic spectrum disorder

• Specific learning difficulty

• Another disability, impairment or medical condition

• Not applicable