For what it is worth as a dyslexic student I have succesfully "blackmailed"
Birmingham Uni into providing alternative electronic versions of all forms,
and to make arrangements to fill in any that can't be done this way, but I
suppose writing is an everyday task.
I would not know about examinations, I would expect the provision of a
computer and seperate room at the very least were I on an exam based course.
Larry
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Allan Sutherland
> Sent: 24 May 2004 11:48
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> Subject: Re: SENDA and UK HE
>
>
> The access sections of SENDA take affect in September 2005, a year later
> than the DDA's provisions. My experience working with access consultant
> Victoria Waddington (www.vwassoc.co.uk) is that many universities
> have their
> access preparations well under way, and are concerned to work to best
> practice standards rather than minimum compliance.
>
> SENDA is formulated as being about the needs and rights of students, which
> leads to the situation pointed out by Malcolm, where their
> responsibilities
> to the general public, and to their staff, come under the DDA. This seems
> to imply that parts of a university such as the boiler-room, staff offices
> or even the library have to be accessible a year earlier than
> areas used for
> teaching.
>
> SENDA has a particular limitation, in that it uses the same 'ability to
> perform everday tasks' definition as the DDA. It is not clear how much of
> what takes place in higher education counts as 'everyday tasks'.
> This could
> work against, for example, a dyslexic student seeking extra time to answer
> an examination.
>
>
> All the best
>
> Allan Sutherland
>
>
>
>
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