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Hi Janine I had this raised very recently with an American student, my thoughts at the time were that if the student was 'studying abroad' (i.e. here) as part of an academic programme they were on in their home country that resources would be paid for through the home institution to the host, I pushed this issue with the enquirer and he confirmed hat his University would pay for an interpreter (phew eh?) Of course finding a BSL interpreter can be a challenge let alone one in another language! I know when I visited Minnesota they were keen to pay for the interpreter and would even have considered sending an interpreter with the student. As ever I think all cases need to be assessed individually and whilst stundets from the States may have their support paid for it is no guarantee that others will... Which leads us nicely back to reasonable! Chris -----Original Message----- From: Jannine Williams [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 19 November 2001 16:58 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: SENDA & international students Does anyone have any thoughts on supporting international students who usesign language? Would language support seem reasonable (even though the cost can run into thousands of pounds)? Jannine Williams ______________________________________________________________________ Jannine Williams Co-ordinator for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Students University of Northumbria Student Services Library Building Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST Telephone; 0191 227 3572 Textphone; 0191 222 1051 Fax; 0191 227 4553 also at; Disability Unit University of Newcastle Robinson Library Room 201 Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 Telephone; 0191 222 7623 Textphone; 0191 222 5545 -----Original Message----- From: Sue Green [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 1:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: SENDA & international students Clare, I asked our solicitors for advice on this, they felt that 'reasonableness' was the key, i.e. if the cost would run into thousands, universities could not be expected to cough up, but otherwise we would have to provide. How this would operate in practice, when faced with an international student who we have to say 'no' to, is another matter. Sue PS Thanks to those who replied to my query on low vision! On 16 Nov 01, at 13:18, Clare Davies wrote: > Does anyone have info on how "reasonable adjustments" is likely to be > interpreted under SENDA for future international students with disabilities? > > While many adaptations are low-cost or general good practice that should be > in place anyway, the cost implication could sometimes be enormous. How > should universities deal with this sort of situation? > > I appreciate that we will often need to wait for case law to interpret the > legislation, but how do USA and Australia deal with this sort of situation? > > Any thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated, > > Clare ********************************************************** Sue Green Disability Co-ordinator Student Support & Counselling Service The University of Birmingham Tel (0121 41)4 5130