Yes Dave, joking apart I do agree with you, but I guess it is something
outside of the learning environment that could/should be happening.
As this is out virtual staff room I guess we were all being playful at break
before the reality of yet another 12 week term (as it is here) hit us.
Your comment:
DSA assessors commit this cardinal sin if they begin an interview
with the thought "So you are dyslexic, which means you can't do
so-and-so and will need such-and-such." The upshot is reports of
remarkable similarity that owe less to thinking than to cut'n'paste.
(This is me)
I couldn't agree more with and I think this often especially when people are
asking for 'up front quotes' of this or that syndrome or impairment, asking
the applicant is by far the best start you will get, then perhaps some
research using other professionals advice. If I had a pound for every time
someone predicted wrong what my requirements were (without asking me) I
wouldn't need to be enjoying this relaxing peppermint tea in this virtual
staff room of ours, I would have retired by now!
There's nothing like commitment to students to bring out the best in them,
if we can encourage academics to do this for disabled students who they
might not find so easy to teach, then we are doing well.
IN all seriousness
Chris
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