Thanks Claire, that is very clear.
Has anyone provided some additional time (funding) between the student
and interpreter before the oral assessment in order to allow them to be
familiar with the material (this is a graduate course and so there is
subject specific signs that may need to be interpreted).
From the guidance I see that the institution would meet these costs, and
I was thinking to suggest an amount of time that is equivalent to the
length of time the assessment will be taking place for.
thanks
alice
Alice Pennington
Disabilities Officer
RED Centre
University of Surrey Roehampton
Froebel College
Roehampton Lane
London
SW15 5PJ
Tel: 020 8392 3113 ext 4088
Fax: 020 8392 3735
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claire Wickham, Centre
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Sent: 08 July 2004 10:25
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Subject: Re: BSL assessment costs
Alice,
To quote from Chapter 7 of Guidance for LEAs on the Administration of
Student Support for 2002/3
"The cost of any special arrangements that institutions need to make to
enable a disabled student to take examinations (e.g. providing physical
access to the examination hall or allowing the examinations to be taken
and invigilated somewhere else) should not be set against DSAs.
Additional costs which the disabled student himself needs to incur in
taking his examinations (e.g. some sort of helper or item of specialised
equipment) would however fall within the scope of DSAs;"
However, if a student had already used up their DSA, the institution be
responsible for the payment of the interpreter.
ATB
Claire
--On 08 July 2004 09:35 +0100 Alice Pennington
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I would be interested to find from other institutions who pays for the
> costs of BSL interpreters when a student is orally examined as an
> alternative form of assessment. On a similar note, who meets the costs
> (a students DSA or the
> institution) of additional invigilators for students who have
> additional time or their own/separate room. Or the costs of a scribe
> in exams for the student. thanks for your replies,
>
> alice
>
>
> Alice Pennington
> Disabilities Officer
>
> RED Centre
>
> University of Surrey Roehampton
> Froebel College
> Roehampton Lane
> London
> SW15 5PJ
>
> Tel: 020 8392 3113 ext 4088
> Fax: 020 8392 3735
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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