Campaigning

During The Big Push, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign will be highlighting the nature and quality of service provision for people with muscle disease, in particular the needs and challenges faced by young adults when accessing higher education.

A number of our members experience difficulties when transferring from children's to adults' services, and the move to university is often the final step of the transition towards greater independence. However, the system too often fails those young adults with disabilities who have to deal with a minefield of problems concerning accessibility, housing, care packages and grants.

By launching a Campaigns Network during The Big Push, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign hopes to work with members in calling on the Government to ensure that all young adults with muscle disease receive appropriate support and information tailored to this crucial stage in their lives.

Let us know your experience

If you have positive or negative experiences of university, or of the wider issue of transition, then please email us at Campaigns@muscular-dystrophy.org

The Big Push to Higher Education