The so-called 'variant' approach is, at best, half-baked and I really
don't think it would stand up to legal scrutiny if someone was to really
push it. There's no justification to treat people differently on the
basis of their disability, especially in a DSA Study Aids/Strategies
Assessment!
Ian Francis
On 12/07/2012 19:28, Tim Franklin wrote:
> Dear Catherine,
> The package as you suggest does show that the students who are variant 2
> in this scheme cannot have course software but on this list no-one
> pointed to this as a really straight forward answer to the question
> raised about this. The student who is variant 2 does not have course
> software considered at all. It shows as well that the student who can
> prove they are variant 1 can be considered for a chair (something else
> asked about). The varients and the packages are not well known perhaps
> and they are not on the DSA application form but as you say they are
> ‘existing’ so it would seem that these need to be made better known.
> That might then mean some consistency.
> Tim Franklin
>
> *From:* Catherine Salisbury <[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 10:23
> *Subject:* BIS Survey
>
> Dear All
>
>
> The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Student
> Loans Company (SLC) are developing a guidance manual which will be for
> use by Study Needs Assessors and which will sit alongside the existing
> _SLC model for assessing course related needs in the context of DSA
> <http://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/242455/slc_model_for_quality_assurance_-_version_control_31-03-09.pdf>_and
> the _BIS guidance
> <http://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/287438/disabled_students__allowances_12-_13_final.pdf>._
> The package of support through Disabled Students Allowances is a very
> important and valuable tool to help disabled students access and remain
> in higher education. The purpose of the supplementary guidance is to
> improve consistency of assessments and recommendations across the sector
> to ensure fairness for students using these services.
> From conversations with the sector we already have some ideas of where
> guidance might be helpful, but we'd like to get a more comprehensive
> view by gathering some opinions from you. We would be most grateful if
> you could answer a few questions for us in order for us to incorporate
> your feedback and opinions into the supplementary guidance. You can
> access these questions by following this link to the _Assessor Survey
> <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WJBXRRX>_.
>
> Catherine
> Chair, ASASA
>
>
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