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I take it none of her exams involve human biology? Ask her for evidence, at the least a paper in a peer-reviewed journal. No doubt her GP will be able to point her in the right direction. Otherwise no action is required. Bernard Bernard Doherty Assessor East Anglia Regional ACCESS Centre Anglia Polytechnic University East Road Cambridge CB1 1PT 01223 363271 x2534 [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katy Mann" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 4:34 PM 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. >