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But international hearing students have access to English courses and international Deaf students do not. To apply the same ruling is thus discriminatory and does not provide equality of access to courses. So, to remove barriers to learning it might be appropriate to seek an interpreter into the native SL. However, it would be equally appropriate to provide a crash course in the SL of the host country: we have done this for Norwegian Deaf students and it works! ATB Claire On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:55:46 +0000 BRYAN JONES <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > International students are taught in British English and are > expected to have the necessary standard of English in order to get > a place the course in the first place. It is conceivable that an > international deaf student could appear and require signing support, > but then they would not necessarily sign using BSL, probably > wouldn't in fact. As lectures are not translated into, for example, > Cantonese for Chinese students a deaf Chinese student could not > expect to have access to a Chinese signer. > > > > On 19 Nov 01, at 16:57, Jannine Williams wrote: > > > 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 > ---------------------- Claire Wickham Director: Access Unit - Short Courses and Outreach University of Bristol Union Building Queen's Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1LN Tel: 0117 954 5710 Textphone: 0117 954 5715 Fax: 0117 954 5714 [log in to unmask]