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Hi Emma Students at our university do not disclose their disability till after they have been offered a place, and then it is only if they want to. Many students, particularly those with mental health issues choose not to. In fact at one other university in Australia a survey was done which indicated that all the students who declared that they had a mental health issue, none would do so again because they felt that they were treated less favourably. Cheers Jenny At 14:55 20/11/00 +0000, you wrote: >I have spent this morning in a heated debate about what is >discrimination and where does it fit with duty of care in >relation to students with mental health problems and the >admission process. I am not sure I am comfortable with the >procedure being considered here and would like to find out >(a) what do other places do (or don't do) and (b) has any >body else had these discussions and what was the result. > >Specifically, I would appreciate if you could tell me how >you respond to application from students with mental health >problems? Who deals with the application - is it the >disability office? Do you ask for further information e.g. >doctors letter. What would you do if concerns were raised >about whether someone was well enough to attend University? >Would this affect whether an offer was made and who would >make that decision? > >I would appreciate your views. If people respond to me >directly I would be happy to forward a summary to the list. > >very unhappy >Emma > > >---------------------- >Emma Coyne >Disabilities Officer >University of Hull >Hull, HU6 7RX >[log in to unmask] > > > Jenny Shaw Disability Resource Centre Deakin University Geelong, Victoria, Australia 3220 ph & TTY: 3 52271427 fax: 3 52272829 email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%