> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caroline Lewis Disforum
> Sent: 11 February 2002 09:46
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: disability living allowance and year abroad
>
>
> Dear all
> The issue of disabled students losing entitlement to DLA after 6 months
> when they spend a year abroad as part of their course requirement is known
> to many of you. Skill has been lobbying the DSS/DWP (and the
> cross-departmental group of the DWP and DfES) for change for a few years
> without progress. We want to try a new tactic - approaching the All Party
> Parliamentary Disability Group and asking to attend one of their next
> meetings to speak about the issue.
>
> We would like a disabled student to come along too - someone who has
> experienced this particular problem/barrier and would be happy to talk
> about how it has affected their career plans. Does anyone know of a
> student who may be willing to do this and would be willing to contact me
> to discuss further? As a rule Skill avoids this kind of emotive 'parading'
> of individual disabled people, but on this issue we have tried and
> exhausted our preferred methods.
>
> So please help if you can.
> Many thanks
> Caroline
>
> Caroline Lewis
> Policy Officer
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