Hi
(apologies for cross posting)
As a Needs Assessor, I sometimes recommend provision of a note-taker for
students with dyslexia. Institutional charges vary but, for the most
part, they are about £16 per hour. I've recently been asked on a couple
of occasions to increase the recommendation to allow extra time for
word-processing the notes. I've been informed, too, that some
organisations recommend an hour for typing up for every hour of note-taking.
In the case of a student attending 15 hours of lectures per week, this
could cost £480.00 per week (£16 x 30) or £14,400 per year (for a 30
week course). I've always operated on the assumption that the hourly
rate includes typing up and I'm uneasy about this development - not
least because the potential costs are well in excess of the normal
maximum for Non Medical Helpers Allowance.
Has anyone else encountered this.
Regards
Peter
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Peter J Hill
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