> 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
I can well understand Glenn's feelings, but the answer to them is
what HEFCE hope and expect to happen- that the DSA will be
extended to Part-time students. I know that is what Ralph Keats
(OU disability officer) is praying for.
> > -----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
> > >
> > >
Dave Laycock
Head of CCPD
Computer Centre for People with Disabilities
University of Westminster
72 Great Portland Street
London W1N 5AL
tel. 0171-911-5161
fax. 0171-911-5162
WWW home page: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/
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