>From Dave Wright:
> For those of you interested in dyslexia:
>
> In today's Guardian newspaper (front page) is a story that you may want to read:
>
> "This boy is dyslexic but his IQ is off the scale. At 5 he knew
> Tolkien, at 8 Othello. Now, at 15, he is fighting to take a degree."
For those who were wondering about his access to the DSA, the
student was assessed recently by CELT, the Access Centre at
Southampton University. It seems that he already has a first from
the OU (presumably taken while waiting for his egg to boil).
However, this should not affect his application because OU
degrees do not (yet) attract the DSAs. To have got to court in the
first place, I did wonder if it was another example of an LEA's pre-
16 awareness of a disabled student not being known to their adult
students Awards Officer. Most LEAs have no mechanism for
ensuring this.
The judge's comment was curious. He said that unfortunately
"Intelligence is not a special educational need.", No but dyslexia
and dyspraxia are and the student had both.
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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