Hello everyone,
With apologies for cross-posting.
I am currently doing some work with one of our academic departments regarding adjustments that might be made for students with autism spectrum conditions (in the first instance, due to the cases we have been dealing with, but with other students in mind too).
The department have come up with two suggestions that could be put in place if a student had support package in place but was nonetheless finding the workload difficult:
1. Reducing the pace of the standard undergraduate degree to study, say, 60-80 credits per year rather than 120 credits.
2. Setting up a flexible part-time undergraduate degree which students could transfer to if necessary, perhaps even returning to the full-time degree at a later date if appropriate.
My first concerning is funding and how this might affect both standard funding and DSA. My second concern is how formal these arrangements might need to be, and at what stage they could be put in place.
I would be grateful for any comments on any of the above, as well as for any examples people may have of where similar adjustments have been put in place in their institutions (that have either worked, or not worked). I can be contacted off list at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Many thanks,
Harriet Cannon
________________________________________________
Harriet Cannon
Disability Coordinator (Asperger Syndrome / Specialist Mentor Scheme Coordinator)
The Equality Service
Ground Floor, Social Sciences Building
University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 343 7538
Fax: 0113 343 3944
[log in to unmask]
www.equality.leeds.ac.uk
|