Access to education through the world wide web is the aim of a project to help disabled students in Paisley. Keith Mitchell, 21, from Erskine, is a broadcasting student at Reid Kerr College and has cerebral palsy.
The Discover IT centre offers somewhere where everyone is equal.
I was born with cerebral palsy, a brain condition.
I am lucky, it is not one of the severe forms. I have limited mobility and the right side of my body is affected.
I am in a wheelchair most of the time and find the Discover IT centre invaluable.
It is about accessibility, there are no barriers and because it is a drop in centre it is open to the wider community.
It is fantastic, the assistance and technology is here.
When you are looking at disability, people may have complex needs that add to the costs of buying a computer, the centre will be a big benefit to those who find it difficult.
It is integrating disabled people into society and taking education to people who felt it was inaccessible.
Disability is a big word that means different things.
I've seen a big change in the approach to disability in the past three or four years.
The team here have done an excellent job addressing the needs of people with disability.
Discover IT gives the people who are disabled the equal footing they deserve. 
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