Hi Rebecca,
We normally ask the student to provide a letter either from their GP or
consultant/Psychiatrist stating: 1) Nature of the students' disability; 2)
How it effects their studies and 3) how long it has effected them or if the
medical professional sees it as a long-term disability. LEAs usually accept
this.
Hope this helps...
Fozya
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Subject: Medical Evidence
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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