Dear Nancy,
I would suggest having a contingency fund available for this situation as it is likely to continue to arrive, we're currently looking at the same things and people seem to have quoted between 10-25k in these sorts of funds.
Might it be reasonable to only supply students with a notetaker so that they get the notes, but miss some of the content if there is not enough money to pay for full communication support. I realise this is not satisfactory but is it better than not being able to come to University at all, is it reasonable?
Another non optimal suggestion would be if any students have keyboard skills and they would need to be good touch typists, could they have a laptop for notetaking and just have the interpreter?
Finally, can you go through access and hardship funds to get them extra money?
I hope these suggestions are helpful, I know some of them are not the best options, but it might be better than nothing if all other reasonable adjustments have been made.
Kind regards
Pauline McInnes
Pauline McInnes
Development Officer (Disabilities)
Cardiff University
47 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Tel: 02920 870004
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hello all,
We are currently considering a number of applications from deaf
students who require a full range of communication and notetaker
support- with estimated costs of £22,000 per year- way over the
DSA available. This is because the particular courses applied for
have high contact hours, and the nature of the courses means full
support is needed at all times.
Grappling with 'reasonableness' what offer decisions are other
insititutions making in such sitiuations?
For example:
1)rejecting such applicants on the basis we cannot meet their
support requirements even after making reasonable adjustments-
enabling them to re apply thru UCAS
or
2) making it a condition of offer that the student funds their own
specialist support costs - ( meaning they pay the support costs
after the DSA runs out) This on the basis that the support cost per
student is not 'reasonable' for the HEI to pay.
3) as option 2 but with the University paying an amount( how
much!) towards specialist support costs.
None of these options seem satisfactory- any advice or
expereinces from other insitutions is gratefully received.
regards
Mary Norowzian
M.Norowzian
Disability Coordinator/Counsellor
Kingston University
email [log in to unmask]
020 8547 7902
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