I would say that the person who undertook the assessment and
made the recommendation you describe should have talked the
issue through with yourself before producing the report. Disability
Officers should be involved establishing strategies, especially if it is
they who are expected to put them into place. It is not the
Assessors role to dictate to a Disability Officer and I write as an
Access Centre Manager.
Contact the assessor and ask them why you were not consulted
and suggest that perhaps they ought to revisit the issue. Go on,
cause a fuss.
On 25 Jul 03, at 15:23, Susan Butler wrote:
> We have a HI student due to start a Multi-Media course in September.
> He wears hearing aids in both ears and relies on these and lip reading
> for communication. He has already had an Access Centre assesment,
> which recommends a note taker who is able to audio type, whom he could
> sit next to and read notes they are taking directly onto his lap top.
> Apparently he used to use this sytem at school. Our usual method of
> providing note taking support involves a Learning Support Assistant
> taking notes by hand and later typing these up for the student, making
> a separate note in class of any other information given out. The
> Access Centre assessor feels that this is less likely to enable his
> full participation across the range of teaching sessions, as there is
> no guarantee that lecturers will be strict about organising group
> work/discussions effectively (although we would arrange deaf awareness
> training for staff involved).
>
> We are certainly prepared to investigate the possibility of proviing
> an audio typist, although we have some concerns about likely
> familiarity with the subject area. One of our LSAs has already worked
> with students with other disabilities on the same course, becoming
> familiar with the course content/vocabulary. Whilst she is not a speed
> typist, she is an experienced note taker and is working towards the
> CADCP note taking qualification. We wonder how likely it is that we
> will find someone who can type quickly enough who also has relevant
> subject knowledge.
>
> We would value your views. In particular, does anyone provide "audio
> typist" note taking? If so, where do you recruit people from, what
> typing speed is required and what is the going rate (£15 per hour is
> suggested in the report, but the assessor is happy to support a higher
> rate if need be - up to the NMH limit).
>
>
>
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> Susan Butler
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Bryan Jones
Disability Support Services Manager
Tel: 020 8411 5367
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