In a message dated 03/04/03 15:01:18 GMT Daylight Time,
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<< Does anyone have experience of an assessment for dyslexia concluding that a
student has a general learning difficulty rather than a specific one? (The
consequence being that the student stands very little chance of completing a
degree course successfully.)
Regards
Liz >>
Yes.
But I expect you were hoping for more than that.....
This is my own understanding of the situation (I could be wrong) In theory
the student must be capable of benefiting from higher education and as I
understand it the LEA could conclude that a student with general learning
difficulties is not 'disabled' and is therefore ineligible for DSA.
Occasionally they will still send the student for a needs assessment,
*perhaps* in the hope that either:
a) the assessor will be brave enough to decline support
or
b) that they have someone else to blame if it gets picked up in an audit.
If I'm right then the institiution really has an obligation to counsel the
student on whether they should continue with the course and if they cannot to
help them to ifdentify something more appropriate.
As I said, I could be wrong and I would be happy to be corrected.
Mick Trott
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