No, I haven't reached an answer yet either.... and I would not have
considered using or trying to use DSA, just a question whether
Disability Prem funding is used - which is very, very stretched. I
will let you know the decision/outcome..... still interested to hear
others opinions if you have time... ;)
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Subject: Re: heated debate
Hi
>BSL user has been invited to a
> Christmas social event with classmates
A litle bit of devil's advocate here:
Who made the invitation? The institution, I imagine. However, suppose
student X invited some of his/her course peers around for a drink? Is
student X then respnsible for providing an interpreter? Suppose a group
of students got together and invited all other students to a party?
In the situation described originally, might the institution think twice
about issuing such invitations in future? What if there were several
BSL users on the course. What might course managers have to say about
the cost of a Christmas social?
I don't have the answers. As Ian points out,however, DSA is not an
option.
Regards
Peter
Ian F. wrote:
> If you're thinking DSA should pay for this, the LEA has to conform to
> current DSA guidelines:
>
> ------
> Using DSAs to support participation in extra curricular activities
> 152.. It has been asked whether the DSA can be used to fund extra
> curricular activities and participation in Freshers' week. Advice from
> DfES lawyers has been received on this issue.
>
> 153.. The regulations allow for the DSA to be used for 'additional
> expenditure which the Secretary of State is satisfied he is obliged to
> incur in respect of his attendance at the course'. The advice received
> is that this regulation would not allow the DSA to be used to support
a
> student when participating in Freshers' week or other extra curricular
> activities where there is no link with the course of study. However,
if
> it could be demonstrated that the extra curricular activity is a
course
> requirement, we can see no statutory bar to paying a DSA to allow the
> student to participate in that activity. Examples might be a music
> student participating in a choral society, or a drama student involved
> in a drama group. It is recommended that the DSA can be used to
provide
> support for students during induction meetings they might have with
> their course tutors during Freshers' week (as well as during other
parts
> of their course) as this is course-related.
>
> -----
>
> So it seems the funding authority can't release DSA to cover the cost
of
> an xmas social event, unless you can argue that the student is obliged
> to attend the event as part of the course e.g. if a tutor provides
> important course-related information at the event.
>
> I suspect the institution is expected to use some of their Premium
> Funding allocation in these situations, using some of the extra money
> they only have because some students with disabilities choose to
study
> there. Obviously this assumes the money isn't all being used to pay
for
> disability services that the institutions are required to provide
> anyway, irrespective of whether they receive varying levels of premium
> funding.
>
> Wonder what other people think.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:14 PM
> Subject: heated debate
>
>
> Has erupted here on this scenario: BSL user has been invited to a
> Christmas social event with classmates and has asked for a BSL
> interpreter as all classmates are hearing.
>
>
>
> Who should be responsible for funding this? Discuss!
>
>
>
> I know what I think..... what about you? !
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