As most (all even) undergraduate and postgraduate full time
home students and part time students (50% of full time
courses) can be eligible for Access Funding this can be a
better solution than an equipment loan system. Equipment
can be purchased that can remain the property of the HEI or
a grant provided to the student so they can buy the kit
themselves. Organising payment direct to the supplier on
behalf of the student works best. As the maximum allowable
award available for an individual is in the region of £3000
it generally solves the problem. Long waits for DSA are
another matter, but the Access Fund could be used as a loan
until DSA funding appears.
Bryan Jones
Equal Opportunities Adviser
London Guildhall University
On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 14:50:20 +0100 Sarah Jayne Davies
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At the moment, I am setting up a pool of equipment for loan to
> students who are not eligable for DSA, or who are having a long wait
> for DSA.
>
> I'd be grateful if anybody who has done this could tell me of any
> proceedures that you have put in place regarding loan periods,
> insurance, etc. My idea is to have them registered as library items
> so that failure to return equipment prevents entry to the library and
> kicks in other automatic proceedures.
>
> Many thanks
> Sarah
> IT Co-ordinator for Disabled Students
> The University of Hull
>
> http://www.hull.ac.uk/disability/
>
> http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sarah.davies/
> ICQ: 6788325
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