Emma
Just to add to that, the postgrad DSA is also woefully inadequate for blind students and is causing a number of difficulties at present. Surely, the allowance must be increased for students with certain disabilities??
Best wishes
Lee Smith
RNIB Post-Compulsory Education and Training Officer, Bristol
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Subject: Supporting a profoundly deaf student on placement
Dear all
Could I ask what the guidance there is regarding DSA paying for
Non-Medical Helper support on placements - is the general principle
that funding for these communication support costs should be claimed
via DSA? Is there any responsibility to fund communication support
costs on the placement provider in an educational situation? (I know
there is in terms of work placements and employment law)
Also, is anything happening with regards to a review of the non-medical
helpers component for deaf students? The provision for a student on a
full-time, professional-registration masters programme is woefully
falling short - we will naturally provide back-up funding for
reasonable levels, though I wondered if there was a duty elsewhere to
assist?
Emma
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Emma Price
Disability Co-ordinator
Equality and Diversity Department
King's College London
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