It is likely to be considered a reasonable adjustment under the DDA Part 4. Skill's Information booklet The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Page 12) gives the following as an example of not meeting reasonable adjustment requirements:
Example of failure to meet these requirements
A college lecturer refuses to clip a radio aid to his lapel to allow a partially deaf student to hear his lectures. The institution is likely to have failed to make a reasonable adjustment.
The booklet is available on the website at www.skill.org.uk/info (click on Information booklets).
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-----Original Message-----
From: Claire Wickham, Centre for Access and Communication Studies [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 December 2003 10:07
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Letter on recording lectures
Well, we've NEVER had a lecturer object. Wearing a radio mic must surely
be a reasonable adjustment? Speakers at posh conferences often have to wear
them....you can always tell the lecturer to fantasise that they are
presenting at an international conference! And if you have 2 or 3 students
who need to tape a lecture then I'd suggest one recording and copies made
rather than lecturer festooned with mics!
Cheers
Claire
--On 19 December 2003 09:44 +0000 Peter Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Claire
>
> That, of course, depends on the willingness of the lecturer to carry the
> thing around. And if there are 3, 4 or more students needing the same
> facility...
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
>
> Claire Wickham, Centre for Access and Communication Studies wrote:
>> Useless: you really need a radio mic
>>
>> Claire
>>
>>
>> --On 18 December 2003 22:06 +0000 Peter Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Thanks Mick and Andrew. Mick's comments about indexing and making a few
>>> cursory notes if possible echo my own advice to students. Also, a
>>> recoding device can be a useful 'back up' where the student wishes to
>>> experiment with a different notetaking style - e.g. using a spider
>>> diagram or similar.
>>>
>>> My original query related to problems experienced by students where
>>> lecturers move around the room - not a bad thing in itself, but
>>> problematic where directional mics are used. Has anyone any thoughts on
>>> the value of boundary mics in lectures?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Peter Hill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter Hill
>>> Dyslexia Consultancy and Resources
>>> 01905 753439
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> www.study-pro.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------------
>> Claire Wickham,
>> Director: Centre for Access and Communication Studies
>> University of Bristol
>> Union Building
>> Queen's Road
>> Clifton
>> Bristol BS8 1LN
>>
>> Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705
>> Textphone: 0117 954 5715
>> Fax: 0117 954 5714
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Peter Hill
> Dyslexia Consultancy and Resources
> 01905 753439
> [log in to unmask]
> www.study-pro.com
>
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Claire Wickham,
Director: Centre for Access and Communication Studies
University of Bristol
Union Building
Queen's Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 954 5710/5705
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
Fax: 0117 954 5714
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