Hi Faye
At Liverpool John Moores we use the Community Service Volunteer scheme to
provide personal assistants for disabled students. These are funded through
the DSA, and, if this is not enough to cover costs, then also by social
services.
Hope this helps
Best wishes
Surya
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From: "Faye Langston" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 3:52 PM
Subject: care support schemes
> Hi all,
>
> Here at Coventry we have had a fairly large volunteer scheme (around 40
> volunteers annually) which has supported students with disabilities with
> academic and personal care support for 8 or so years.
>
> The scheme has given a blanket 'allowance' to volunteers who then are
> able to work upto 40 hours each week.
>
> Due to minimum wage legislation and case law in this area, as well as
> SENDA we are now looking to change the basis of the scheme.
>
> We are in the midsts of trying to work out the provision for next year
> which is proving fairly difficult considering the legal and funding
> parameters we are having to work towards.
>
> Has anyone moved from a volunteer based scheme to an employee one? What
> are other University's doing to provide enablers for students with
> disabilities who need care provision?? How are these schemes being
> funded?
>
>
>
> Faye Langston
> Disabilities Welfare Co-ordinator
> Coventry University
>
> [log in to unmask]
> Phone: 02476 888029
> Fax: 02476 888029
>
>
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