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Dear List, wondered if anyone is able to offer any help/advice. I have been made aware of a deaf social work student at another HEI in the UK whose main medium of communication is BSL.The HEI has been informed that there is funding for 12 hours interpreting per week from the DSA. This is fine when the teaching and learning is University based. However,as you may be aware, the new social work award stiplulates students must undergo 200 days of pracice learning (placement)- when on placement the numder of hours interpreting required per week will probably exceed 12 hours depending on the nature of the placement. However, the student should be offered the same range and variety of placement choices as others. Does anyone have any thoughts/comments/experience of this problem and can anyone suggest any avenues to explore for more advice or additional funding? With many thanks in anticipation, Ben Fell ---------------------------------------- Benedict C Fell Research Assistant, 67 Salmon Grove, HUll HU6 7RX Email: [log in to unmask] University of Hull