Hi All,
Thank you for your comments, as a Disabled International Student, I am also
aware of the funding restrictions for impairment-related costs, and a
reliance on individual Universities for support. However, what I meant
when I said Disabled International Students are valuable, I was referrring
to the Students who enter the country with appropriate funds available to
them from their home countries, which in all honesty, are very few, as you
suggested Mitzi.
There are also indirect economic benefits of having a Disabled
International Academic, equalling the benefits of having a Non/Disabled
Domestic Academic. Having a well-known academic is an economic and
academic asset for a university, it can attract new students and other
academics, and raise the university's profile. Therefore, the extra costs
in educating a D.I.S. or Disabled Domestic Student are offset by their
potential future contribution to Knowledge, which the University can take
to the bank(!)
Best Wishes,
Armineh
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