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Dear all Has anyone ever tried to make a case for VAT exemption on support delivered via Non-medical helper allowance...seems to me that its pretty similar to assistive technology resources..and in theory could be exempt...but theory is one thing... Regards Simon Bloor Access SUMMIT -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Simon Bloor Sent: Friday 23 April 2004 16:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Establishing need for student to use PC in exams Dear all There seems to have been lots of messages regarding the type of modification / additional time allowances etc for students undertaking examinations but is there anyone out there with suggestions or experiences to help us with establishing a student's need to use assistive technology resources in examinations... In particular I am wondering to what extent a student who has used a PC as one would use a pen and paper is considered, as a matter of course, to be "eligible" to use such resources in examinations or whether we need say an ed psych's say so...this latter possibility causing me some concern because it seems to me that the need for such resources is evidenced by a functional assessment of the student's learning style and preferences rather than by the kind of assessment usually undertaken by ed psychs which seem to get more to the underlying nature of the difficulty rather than how this is evidenced and thus how it might be addressed functionally in relation to learning...and in this particular instance in evidencing learning through examinations.... So I guess my preference is for a Disability Support Service / Assessment Centre type recommendation, but wondered...what happens elsewhere? Regards Simon Bloor Access SUMMIT