The DDA can be viewed at http://www.disability.gov.uk/
Deirdre Rusling
Helpline Worker
MS Society of GB & NI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Di paez [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 08 July 1998 23:50
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> Subject: Re: Learning Contracts - Dyslexia
>
> This scenario is very interesting particularly coming from the Law
> Society.
>
> On the surface it appears to be discriminatory, in that they are
> imposing a condition of enrolment on a group of students who, as the
> result of a disability are treated differently to students without a
> disability. The fact that it is a postgraduate course makes it even
> worse in that these students have already demonstrated that they have
> the academic knowledge to undertake the course.
>
> Further the student would be required to provide documentary evidence
> of their disability which obviously the students with dyslexia are
> providing, again I think it may be discriminatory to not accept this
> documentation.
>
> Can someone tell where I can view a copy of the UK Disability
> Discimination Act on the WEB?
>
>
>
> Di Paez
> Equity Officer
> Sunshine Coast University College
> Locked Bag No 4., Maroochydore South
> Queensland, Australia 4558
> phone 61 07 54 30 1226
> fax 61 07 54 30 1231
>
> >>> <[log in to unmask]> 07/09 1:56 AM >>>
> As many of us are now aware the Law Society are insisting
> that all students with a disability, including dyslexia,
> studying on the Legal Practice Course are issued with a
> Learning Contract prior to enrolling.
>
> Word has it that the Law Society are suggesting that those
> students with a dyslexia assessment older than one year old
> should be reassessed. In my opinion this maybe a good idea
> for a ten year old, but I would have thought that for an
> adult on a postgraduate course a dyslexia assessment could
> be several years old before it becomes questionable.
>
> Is there any guidance available for how old a dyslexia
> assessment can be for an adult before reassessment is
> necessary?
>
> Bryan Jones
> Equal Opportunities Adviser
> London Guildhall University.
>
>
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