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I think it depends on the status of an institution's support service ie is it general, and therefore available to staff, or learner-specific. I suspect most are learner-specific, it might be wise to exercise caution. This issue does have real implications under disability legislation. I'm currently doing some research on this issue and will send it on to you when complete Alison, if you'd like it. Joel -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on behalf of Alison James Sent: Thu 21/10/2004 12:52 To: [log in to unmask] Cc: Subject: provision of EP reports for staff Dear all a member of our academic staff wants to have an Educational Psychologist's report to look into her suspected dyslexia and expects the institution to fund this. This is a new situation for us, and I have forwarded her request to our Equality and Diversity Officer as I have assumed this is a Personnel matter. ( My own provision is for funding student support, as is that of my colleague in Student Services). We have offered her back up through screening and staff development however. She believes it is practice in other universities to fund EP reports for staff and I haven't a clue whether this is so, although can believe that larger institutions are probably better placed to offer these kinds of services. Can anyone advise on practice? We are a small specialist arts institution and one university she mentioned was UEL, which is of a very different size to us. (Anyone from UEL out there??!) thank you very much Alison Alison James Learning and Teaching Co-ordinator Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College Falkner Road Farnham Surrey GU9 7DS Tel: 01252 892762