Rob Powell in <[log in to unmask]>:
>Is the hardship fund normally available to post-grad students?
Yes IIRC. I suggest speaking to student services or the student
union.
Andrew.
>
>Rob
>
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>I would suggest that you speak to the disability officer or the head
>of student services. The institution could legitimately fund the
>extra cost of your accommodation by making an award to you
>through their Hardship fund. £2000 or so is what you / the
>accommodation service require, which is well within the limits of
>what individual students can be awarded through this fund.
>
>On 6 Sep 03, at 6:10, Rob Powell wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A question for you guys, with which I could do with some
>> advice/guidance.
>>
>> I'm a totally blind student starting at Bristol Uni in September.
>(oh
>> it's September now)!. I've got a flat, owned by the university that
>> has a garden, and is bigger than normal student accommodation,
>because
>> I have a guide dog.
>>
>> The problem is, to put it bluntly, that I can't afford the rent, but
>I
>> need the flat. The rent is £105 per week, plus bills. The cost of
>a
>> normal room in university accommodation would be about £45 including
>> bills.
>>
>> I'm not in a position to fund the extra costs of this lat from my
>DSA,
>> because I could only fund it from the general allowance, which I've
>> used for other things. The equipment allowance is also over-spent,
>> and the non-medical allowance is near it's maximum.
>>
>> My point to the university is that a reasonable adjustment to enable
>> me to study is that they give me the flat for the same price as a
>> normal room on campus, I.E. that they subsidise the flat by £60 per
>> week. I'm prepared to foot the bill for the bills, as a compromise.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any case law that would support this argument,
>any
>> other universities that have made this sort of adjustment for
>disabled
>> students, or any specific part of the SENDA/DDA codes of practice
>that
>> I could quote on this one?
>>
>> It's fair to say I think, that the university are generally
>> sympathetic to the problem, but they need a hook to hang the thing
>on.
>>
>> Thanks for any help, because I have to take a 50 week let, the
>amount
>> involved is about £3000 per annum, so it's significant.
>>
>> Rob
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