Holly Louise Parrott

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Holly Parrott works in higher education in a senior professional role focused on accessibility and inclusion. She is currently undertaking a PhD on access and participation in higher education, with a particular focus on the use of British Sign Language interpreters. Her work and research examine how institutional systems, governance, and resourcing shape disabled students’ experiences of access in practice.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Senior Manager of Accessibility , The Open University
  • 2017–2019
    Chief Executive Officer, Coventry and Warwickshire Association for the Deaf

Education

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    The Open University, PhD (current)
  • 2018 
    University of the West of Scotland, Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Publications

  • 2026
    Student transitions from further education to university, Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Volume 27, Number 3
  • 2026
    Disability in universities is both everywhere and nowhere, WonkHE

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