I am not sure that a policy document is what is required at this stage. The LEA
has been given clear guidance as to what is a disability for the purpose of the
DSA. I suggest that you look at the guidance which is available on the DfES web
site. Chapter 69 states:
69. For most applicants, there should be little difficulty establishing their
eligibility for DSAs. Their disability will have been identified and documented at an
earlier stage, in many cases while they were at school. However, it is not
essential for an applicant’s disability to have been identified at school in order to
be eligible for DSAs. Nor is eligibility dependant on an applicant being registered
as disabled. Care will be needed for applicants whose disabilities have not
previously been identified. In such cases, LAs should request an assessment of
the disability by a suitably qualified person or body for the purposes of
establishing eligibility for DSAs.
I hope this helps
Ian
Quoting Rebecca Lewis <[log in to unmask]>:
> Does anyone have a medical evidence policy for students with disabilities
> (but not dyslexia). We do not currently have one and I am interested in
> whether other universities have rules about what type of evidence they
> will or won't accept. This came up most recently for us when a studnet
> with an eye condition was asked for medical evidence - she provided a GPs
> letter which said just that she had this condition - no other information
> was given - of course the GP probably knows very little about it because
> he would not be involved in any treatment for the condition. We normally
> accept a GP letter but this has made me wonder whether we should consider
> having a formal policy.
>
> Thanks
> Rebecca
>
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Ian Webb
Disability Adviser/assessor
MNADO
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