Most LEA's would say that he is free to go ahead and take up the appointment,
but that he may have to pay for the assessment initially and have the LEA
reimburse him the money once they have processed his application. As long as
his diagnostic evidence is in order this shouldn't mean he will end up out of
pocket.
In all probability, by the time the assessment has taken place they will have
given the go-ahead anyway, again assuming his Ed Psych report is acceptable.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Conway [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 20 November 2001 13:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: DSA assessment
>
>
> Can anyone help me. I have a dyslexic student who has
> applied to his LEA
> for a DSA. In the meantime, aware of the waiting list for
> ACCESS centre
> appointments, he has gone ahead and booked an appointment.
> He's now been
> told that the LEA won't pay for the assessment because he has
> booked it
> before they have replied to his application.
>
> This seems like a bureaucratic catch-22. He's trying to speed up the
> process but they are playing procedural games.
>
> Any suggestions? Does he have to cancel his appointment and
> wait - he tells
> me its two months - for another appointment?
>
> Dr. John S Conway
> Principal Lecturer in Soil Science
> Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS
> Phone +44 (0) 1285 652531 ext 2234
> Fax +44 (0) 1285 650219
> http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
> <http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/>
>
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