RE: 73 year old deaf student
You say that she is not eligible for DSA, why is this? If
she is part time, fair enough. If full time, has she
applied for a grant? The income from her pension and that
of her husband (if she has one) may take her out of the
frame for a maintenance award, but depending on what her
income is she could still be eligible for DSA. Check with
LEA, assuming they are involved paying the fees, as it
could be that a relatively small contribution from your
student towards her disability support would allow the LEA
to pay the remainder. If DSA is still a no go area but
assuming she is full time use your institutions Access
Fund. This can be used to buy or hire radio aids - e.g.
Phonic Ear, that are worn by both the speaker and the deaf
student. Mind you they cost about £900 or more to buy. A
basic FM model is available for about £ 450 Contact:
PC Werth Ltd, Audiology House, 45 Nightingale Lane, London,
SW12. Tel: 0181 675 5151.
Bryan Jones, Equal Opportunties Adviser
London Guildhall University
On Tue, 14 Oct 97 15:00:00 PDT Rosemary Laidlaw
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> I have two queries for which I would be grateful for any thoughts:
>
> 1, One or two students with Dyslexia have asked me about including a modem
> and link up to the internet in their DSA claim. Can anyone advise on LEA
> attutudes to this.
>
> 2, We have a new Level One student (aged 73) who has no hearing in one ear
> and partial hearing in the other. She uses a hearing aid but is finding
> lectures difficult to hear. She will not be eligible for a DSA. None of our
> rooms have loop systems installed at present, so I would be interested in
> any suggestions.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rosemary Laidlaw ([log in to unmask])
> University College Scarborough
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