Many thanks for clearing that up, Dave.
This one had me VERY puzzled. I conjectured that it was actually a case of
trying to get funding (which might add up to more UKPs and support than
might be possible via DSA) because he was still under 16. So I viewed it as
a bit of a "test case". I feel that the family and advisers MUST have known
of his eligibility for the DSA, etc. and kept it to fall back upon if they
lost this case.
Regards,
Celia
At 14:22 26/08/98 +0000, you wrote:
>From Dave Wright:
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>> "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
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