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Whether her dyslexia is caused by vitamin B defiency or bogy men in the night is really neither here or there really. Is it? Seven exams in a week, is a lot though. Under the DDA institutions can't treat disabled students the same as non disabled students if they are placed at a disadvantage due to their disability. The non-disabled student may be disadvantaged by taking 7 exams but they are not covered by legislation, so common practice should not be used as the reason for making students do somthing. Bryan Jones, Manager, Disability Support Services & North London Regional Access Centre, Middlesex University Tel: 020 8411 5366 -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Katy Mann Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 4:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Dyslexia and Vitamin Deficiency A dyslexic student has just been to see me with regard to resit exams she took back in August for which she received special exam arrangements. The nature of her course was such that she has to retake all 7 exams even though she has passed 2. She was required to take all 7 exams in 1 week. I understand this is common practice with regard to retakes. She is claiming that dyslexic people suffer from a vitamin B deficiency because of maintaining concentration levels and that she has been discriminated against under the DDA and she should not have been expected to take all her exams in 1 week. I am not aware of any link between Dyslexia and vitamin deficiency and an internet search proved fruitless. My colleague contacted the Dyslexia Institute who said they had never heard of this either. The student stated that her GP backs her claims. Would be grateful if anyone has any feedback on this or knows of any research in this area. Thanks Katy Katy Mann Disability Adviser, West End University of Westminster CCPD 72 Great Portland Street London W1W 7UW Tel/Minicom:(020) 7915 5456 Fax: (020)7911 5162 This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above named only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you must not copy or showthem to anyone, nor should you take any action based on them, other than to notify the error by replying to the sender.