Has anyone raised the issue of Education, Health and Care Plans and the
extension of support to 0 - 25 through the Children and Families Act
2014 in the HE sector? There has been a lot of discussion around
Personal Budgets but very little about their potential application in
the post school, non-complex needs sector
I have been trying to get this considered in the Sensory area around
transition planning and support for Deaf and/or Visually Impaired
students but it seems to result in people finding their shoes and feet
very interesting (smile)
John
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rachel Holdforth
Sent: 15 May 2014 19:55
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Subject: Re: Changes to DSA query
One of the problems with having a lecture capture system rather than
notetakers is that it disadvantages students with significant amounts of
fatigue and/or physical disabilities who have difficulties with the
physical act of taking notes, since students are then expected to attend
the lectures and then make notes from the captured material afterwards.
If they don't attend lectures, but only view the captured material, that
isolates them from the rest of the student cohort which doesn't seem
fair.
If I had had to do this as an undergraduate, I would never have passed
my degree as I would have been too exhausted and in too much pain. As
it was, I had notetakers who were mostly PhD students in my own subject
who sat with me (my choice) so that I could nudge them to take notes on
things that I needed notes taken on. That could not be replaced by a
lecture capture system (or in the case of my subject by someone with
absolutely no knowledge of the subject - too many complicated diagrams
and terms). Even with lecture capture, I might have struggled with some
of the diagrams. I'm sure that I'm not the only one to have had this
experience.
I also relied on practical support in laboratories as some of the
procedures were unsafe for me to carry out alone. I could do the
science, just not pour the chemicals and manipulate some of the
equipment without spilling. What I could do in the lab I did, and as a
PhD student often found alternative ways of doing things in the lab to
enable me to succeed, but I still needed some practical support. The
same is true for many students with physical
disabilities/co-ordination/pain/fatigue issues in my experience in
disability support.
This is one of my main concerns about the removal of Band 1 and Band 2
NMH support - where are Universities going to find the funding for these
sorts of support for students who need them? I'm concerned that these
students will not be able to get the degrees they would be capable of
achieving.
Kind regards,
Rachel
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