> From: Deb Viney <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: staffing re disability
> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:13:24 -0500 (EST)
> Priority: NORMAL
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> Dear All
>
> Apologies for the delay - being new in the job I didn't know that
> Southampton was one of the Russell group.
>
> There are approximately 400 students with disabilities here, 150 of
> whom have a specific learning difficulty (usually dyslexia).
>
> We have two disability members of staff - I am the disability
> co-ordinator for both Univ. of Southampton and University of
> Southampton New College (formerly La Sainte Union CHE) on an 0.8FTE
> contract. There is also a learning differences specialist for the
> main campus, currently 0.2FTE but that is to be revised shortly, we
> understand, to an 0.6FTE position. UoS New College has just agreed
> to fund an 0.4FTE post in learning differences support.
>
> In addition to those, we have a designated person in Admissions & one
> in the Accommodation Office,each of whom handles all disability
> related requests (as well as other work).
>
> Regards, Deb
>
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> Deb Viney
> Disability Co-ordinator
> University of Southampton
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>
> Tel: 01 703 595644 (Highfield, Mon Wed & Fri)
> or 01 703 216200 ext. 518 (Tu & Thur, UoS New College)
>
Apologies also for a delayed reply from Nottingham. Our computer has
counted 877 people with disabilities 569 of whom give an unseen
disability,diabetes epilepsy asthma, most of whom I would not expect
to see. 118 give dyslexia. The others are fairly evenly spread
around the other HESA/UCAS categories, with the expected
under-reporting of mental health difficulties (of which any acute
manifestation, if it should arise, would be referred to the Health
Centre or the counsellors, rather than to us).
>
For these we have 6 person days (two of them paid for by DSA)
per week in the Learning Support
Unit, dealing mainly with dyslexia, me as a half time Officer for
Disability Issues, and a driver for our vehicle which is available
for those who have permanent or temporary mobility problems.These
figures exclude staff on our current HESA-funded project.
Mary F
Mary Foley, Officer for Disability Issues
Universiry of Nottingham
tel0115-9514377, fax01159514376, minicom01159514378
e-mail Mary.Foley@nottingham
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