As someone who works for an organisation whose students aren't currently
eligible for DSA, I can't really support this as proposed. Instead of
using the number of students with a DSA as a basis for funding, could we
not use the number of students who satisfy the usual requirements for
the award of a DSA?
Glenn Dickinson
Regional Disability Coordinator
Open University
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard TOWNEND (7115) [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 1998 12:35 PM
> To: 'Dis-forum'
> Subject: HEFCE fund proposals - HEFCE's thoughts
>
> In addition to feeding into your institutions' formal responses I
> would
> be greatly interested to informally hear your thoughts on the use of
> Disabled Students' Allowance data as a possible basis for mainstream
> student-related funding for disability.
>
> You can obtain the consultation from:
>
> http://www.niss.ac.uk/education/hefce/pub98/98_39.html
>
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> Richard Townend
> Policy Development Officer
> HEFCE
> [log in to unmask]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, October 12, 1998 4:25 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: HEFCE fund proposals
> >
> > There is an HEFCE consultation document floating about HEIs
> > at the moment - Widening participation in higher
> > education: finding proposals. All Vice Principles have been
> > sent a copy.
> >
> > It includes some interesting proposals and invites
> > comments, such as should the number of students in receipt
> > of DSA be used as the indicator of disabled student numbers
> > in an institution? Which would then be used to measure the
> > amount of student related payments to institutions.
> >
> > For those who haven't seen it the reference is 98/39.
> > Comments are required by 2 November.
> >
> > I would think that members of dis-forum would be in a
> > position to make some interesting comments to the HEFCE,
> > (but may also be omitted to be involved in the consultation
> > process by our institutions).
> >
> >
> > Bryan Jones
> > Equal Opportunities Adviser
> > London Guildhall University
> >
> >
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