HI,
while broken legs etc do not qualify a person as disabled, we do provide
support for students with temporary impairments - simply because we have
the infrastructure to put such support in place. Students are referred
to the Access to Learning Fund for financial support to meet the cost.
Some faculties also have small items of equipment for loan e.g.
recorders to enable lectures to be taped.
Arrangements for exams e.g. an amanuensis, are put in place by the
central examinations service.
ATB
Claire
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Farmer
Sent: 28 October 2008 15:28
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Subject: Re: Funding and provision for temporarily disabled students
Hi Emily
without wishing to trivialise any of these examples, I believe you will
find that the conditions you describe are not actually disabilities -
certainly, a broken limb is inconvenient and painful, and immensely
limiting, but as I understand it, a broken limb (or several) would be
classed as an injury rather than a disability - I refer you to the
definition on the DDA website
(http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/Disabil
ityRights/DG_4001069):
"The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) defines a disabled person as
someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial
and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal
day-to-day activities.
The definition
For the purposes of the Act:
* substantial means neither minor nor trivial
* long term means that the effect of the impairment has lasted or is
likely to last for at least 12 months (there are special rules covering
recurring or fluctuating conditions)
* normal day-to-day activities include everyday things like eating,
washing, walking and going shopping
* a normal day-to-day activity must affect one of the 'capacities'
listed in the Act which include mobility, manual dexterity, speech,
hearing, seeing and memory
Some conditions, such as a tendency to set fires and hay fever, are
specifically excluded."
I hope that this may help to clarify things?
Regards
K
Karen Farmer
DSA Needs Assessor
Professional & Academic Development (PAD) University of Bedfordshire
Park Square, Luton
LU1 3HZ
Tel: 01582 74 3422
Internal ext: 3422
Fax: 01582 489349
>>> Emily Travels <[log in to unmask]> 28/10/2008 14:50 >>>
Hi All,
How many of you work at institutions which provide some kind of funding
and
assistance via disability services for students with temporary
disabilities? These can vary from a broken arm or leg to a health
condition
which is expected to resolve in the medium term and not become a
permanent
disability.
Do you provide any support - if not, who are these students directed to
get
support from?
Is support limited compared to disabled students given that these
students
are not covered by the DDA?
Is there a difference between loan of equipment (if available), exam
accommodations and advice vs services which have an actual cost such as
notetakers or transport costs?
Many thanks,
Emily
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