Surely this goes against the ethos of the whole principle of the
Disabled Student Allowance which is there to provide equipment without
which a student would be unable to complete their studies. As such,
the student him/herself should be able to articulate how a specific
piece of equipment they 'need' would fulfil that criteria. If the reason
they give is directly related to relieving some incapacity caused by the
disability, then that's fine, but if not, the answer can only be 'no'.
Something has gone wrong if it comes to the Assessor having to 'wrack
their brains' trying to come up with a reason that would be acceptable
to the LEA.
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Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:27 PM
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Subject: Re: DSA for students with diabetes
You will be lucky if the LEA accepts a food allowance. a local LEA told
me that when they checked the guidance it said that there was no case to
make that a student incurred extra expense on food when at university
compared to when at home. Fridges are accepted. As you are no doubt
aware, no student is automatically 'entitled' to anything from the DSA.
I'm racking my brains to think of a situation arising from diabetes that
would warrant a PC unless the condition has resulted in restricted
mobility. Obviously this is not the case or you would have mentioned it.
Mick Trott
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Has anyone encountered a student with diabetes receiving a PC through
DSA? I have recommended a food allowance and/or a fridge for students
with diabetes in the past, but never a PC. I have recently come into
contact with a student who believes he is entitled to a PC because he
has diabetes. He has provided his ELB with a GP's letter backing him up.
However, the ELB have refused to give him the PC because I did not
recommend it, and even now, I feel that I cannot justify why he would
require one for reasons relating to his disability.
any feedback would be much appreciated.
thanks
Karen Hedley >>
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