I'm surprised that you are not aware of 'the collective', seven-of-nine.
You might find these useful
www.disinhe.ac.uk
and the National Internet Accessibility Database
www.niad.disinhe.ac.uk
Spock ;)
Seven-of-nine wrote:
>
> OK, so it's a lousy idea, BUT....
>
> As a visually impaired student I can tell you this, we need universities to
> do something. Instead of having to attend a specific university for a
> specific subject, how about each university being responsible for
> researching (or keeping a record of solutions to) the problems associated
> with disabled students studying a couple of subjects. That way we would know
> that to get assistance studying, say, psychology, we could contact York.
>
> Or we could have a central database containing information, details on
> special equipment, solutions to problems, etc, in a specific place. As far
> as I am aware, no such service exists. I have spent several months
> desperately searching for help with maths and physics and have got precisely
> nowhere until I found dis-forum. Nobody told me about it.
>
> People seem to assume that the RNIB could help. You could not be more
> wrong.....
>
> Esme
> Undergraduate Student @ The Open University
>
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:29:09 +0100, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> >
> > Oh, dear, I thought you would realise I was being sarcastic. I
> > thought it was an awful idea, which onoly someone out of touchwith
> > disability issues these days could suggest.
> >
> >
> > Susanna.
> >
> >
> >
> > Susanna Hancock
> > Equal Opportunities Officer
> > HRS
> > Telephone: 020 8362 6873
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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