Sorry. I seemed to have struck a sour note.
When composing my previous email, I was not thinking about any of the
things you mention below. I was concerned with being pragmatic. The
original query concerned a real-life event involving real students in a
real lecture. Before I responded, I did try to 'think' myself into the
situation as it occurred in the lecture - examining it from the point of
view of the lecturer, the deaf student and the student's peers. I then
tried to consider the implications of compensating/not compensating the
latter.
I suppose, in mitigation, I was wearing my Disability Coordinator's hat -
which seemed more appropriate at the time than standing on the outside,
looking in, waving a placard.
Regards
Peter Hill
Susanna Hancock wrote:
> Do you think we should also compensate disabled students,then,
> because they are having to work in a situation where they are
> regarded as a problem, not good at communicating, and a potential
> liability in group work for other students. after all, the suggestion
> from some is that we compensate students who have to work with a
> deaf student; why not the other way around?
>
> How about in employment? Should people who have to work next to,
> or in a team with disabled people be compensated? That's always
> assuming, of course, that the disabled student can get someone to
> employ them!
>
> I feel very tempted to get in touch with my old university mates and
> ask them how much they got for having me in tjhere groups!
> Susanna.
>
> Susanna Hancock
> Equal Opportunities Officer
> HRS
> Telephone: 020 8411 6873
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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Peter Hill
Disability Coordinator
University College Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester
WR2 6AJ
Tel 01905 855413
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