Hi
In a very similar situation, I have been told by the student's LEA that
they would not fund the alerting equipment from the DSA as this is not
'academic' related, but should instead be funded via Social Services.
Honey Lucas
Oxford Brookes
Eileen McCabe wrote:
>A deaf student has moved out of halls where alerters were provided
>into private rented accommodation and has applied for the following
>equipment under the DSA
>
>1) Portable receiver A143B ( £53 exc VAT and £62.28 inc VAT)
>
>2) Vibrating pad A143E (£10.50 exc VAT and £12.34 inc VAT)
>
>3) Doorbell transmitter A143I (£36 exc VAT and £42.30 inc VAT)
>
>4) Optical smoke alarm transmitter A143G (£72 exc VAT and £84.60
>inc VAT)
>
>Is provision the responsibilty of the person from whom she is renting to
>make sure the property is accessible or the DSA?
>
>Eileen
>
>
>
>Eileen McCabe
>Acting Manager Disability Services
>University of Westminster
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Honey Lucas
Disabled Student Adviser
Student Services
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus
Headington Hill
Oxford OX3 0BP
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