Can anybody offer any advice about this problem in relation to SENDA?
A student with dyslexia has writing difficulties which result in his writing
becoming illegible under time pressure. The student doesn't tell anybody
that he has dyslexia, but when his examination scripts are marked, they are
illegible. The department is advised to contact the student and to ask him
to come into the University to transcribe his papers so that they can be
marked. At this point, the student declares he has dyslexia and produces an
ed. psych report. Allowances are made, the student's papers are transcribed
etc.
However, the student doesn't want any adaptations or other considerations
(including extra time in future exams). Would the University, having
offered the student extra time in any future exams (which he has refused to
take) be expected to still go to quite a lot of trouble after the
examination periods to get the student to return and have his papers
transcribed, or would it be reasonable to say to the student that unless he
uses extra time, which may alleviate his difficulty, that this would not be
an option?
There would be no hesitation in offering the services of a scribe, or having
papers transcribed if they were still illegible after extra time had been
used.
Thanks in advance
Elaine
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