Your missing the point. Or perhaps I was too brief. Students are often given
extra time in exams - I've had some HEI asking for the cost of the extra
invigilation time to be paid from DSA. My argument was that this was not
reasonable as the institutions only charged where a student received DSA. All
exam arrangements are usually the responsibility of the institution at
present. However, DfES may be persuaded otherwise, in which case I'm happy to
go along with that. I do not feel strongly one way or another about the
principle and feel that institutions might reasonably expect that cost to
come from DSA in the future. At present though it's my understanding that it
should not.
Mick T
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<< Mick,
I understand the principle of institutions supporting exam costs but there
is a very distinct difference between invigilation and support
such as amanuensis/readers/communication support. It should be obvious that
one is a provision that is made to all students and is not
disability specific whereas the other is support ie specifically non-medical
helper support.
With regard to those who break a wrist etc - well, they don't even come
under the definitiion of disability so they are irrelevant as far as
DSA is concerned.
We pay for invigilation costs from MDF but not the support costs. It seems
quite clear to me how the two differ.
What I fail to understand is how the principle of funding support for
teaching as in note-takers, interpreters etc through DSA should
suddenly change just because it's an exam!
Paddy >>
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