Surely the DDA would prevent NAEA from barring him from employment, and in any case, does he not have the right to study the course, even if he wouldn't be able to get a job?
I get similar comments from time to time here as our Land Agency courses [HEFCE approved & funded BSc Hons degrees] are accredited by RICS, and some people try to suggest that say a blind or wheelchair using person wouldn't be able to practice, but I always say we are providing a course of education, and the chances of employment afterwards are irrelevant.
John.
Dr John S Conway
Principal Lecturer /Disability Officer / Chair, Research Committee
Royal Agricultural college, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
01285 652531 fax 01285 650219
http://www.rac.ac.uk/?_id=590
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on behalf of Katy Mann
Sent: Fri 2/9/2007 15:10
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Subject: Profoundly deaf student - Estate Agency
Dear All,
We have a profoundly deaf student (sign language user) who has expressed and
interested in taking the Certificate in Estate Agency at the University (a
non DSA-able course). My understanding is that this is a professional
qualification overseen by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)
Concerns have been raised by members of staff that given the nature of this
students disability and the nature of the demands of the job that ( for want
of a better turn of phrase) he will not be 'fit to practice'. We are
currently trying to establish if NAEA have any guidelines on this but I
wondered in the meantime if anyone else has had any experience of this as
it's a new one on me, if so how did you handle it?
Any insights on a way forward with this one would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Katy
Katy Mann
Disability Adviser
West End sites
Tel: 020 7915 5456
Fax: 020 7915 5438
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Website: www.wmin.ac.uk/disability
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