 The Equalities and Human Rights Committee of the Scottish Parliament needs your help in examining the Scottish Government's draft budget for 2017-18. Every year, the Scottish Government spends around £640 million of public money supporting Scotland's 19 universities. In return, universities agree to meet a series of targets. One of these is to ensure they widen access to undergraduate places for people who may otherwise find it difficult to attend university. The committee is investigating whether this policy is working for disabled people and British Sign Language BSL users in Scotland. The committee would like to hear from disabled people and BSL users about your experience of applying to a Scottish university or attending a Scottish university. We also welcome the views of other interested people on disabled people and BSL users at universities. Question 1. Tell us about your experience of applying to a Scottish university, whether you gained a place or not. What could be changed about the application process to ensure equality of opportunity? Question 2. If you have studied at a Scottish university as an undergraduate, tell us about any barriers that stopped you taking full advantage of your time at university. Question 3. Did you achieve the qualification you wanted? If not, why not? Were there any barriers holding you back from achieving your full potential? Question 4. Did studying at a Scottish university help to improve your chances of getting a job? Tell us about your experience. The closing date for sending us your views is 6pm on Friday the 25th of November 2016. Before you send us your views, please see our policy guide on how we treat the information you send us. This is available in BSL on the committee's enquiry webpage, www.parliament.scot forward slash disabled-people-universities. How to send us your views? You can send us your views in writing or in video format by emailing them to equalities.humanrights.parliament.scot. You can write to us at Equalities and Human Rights Committee room T3.40, the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99, 1SP. Contacting the committee. If you have any questions about the process or wish to discuss the options for making a private or anonymous submission, you can email the committee clerks at equalities.humanrights.parliament.scot. You can also call the committee clerks on 01313485223 or 01313486040. You welcome calls using the text relay service or in BSL through contactscotland-bsl.org forward slash. More information. For more information on the committee's work, you can look at the committee's enquiry webpage www.parliament.scot forward slash disabled-people-universities. You can find us on Twitter at SP underscore EHRIC. You can find us on Facebook www.facebook.com forward slash Scottish Parliament. If you have any general questions, you can text us on 07786209888. You can also ask questions online through live chat www.parliament.scot forward slash live-chat.