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But that goes for most businesss and they have the same problem but can not legally refuse a person a job solely on account of their disability. tony -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Jones [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 22 September 2004 16:06 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Legal Practice courses As other have noted the Law Society may well have a view on what adjustments are proposed. However, when considering what provision to make it is worth baring in mind that the LPC is, as you are aware, the step below being a practicing solicitor and most if not all of the tasks that the students are given relate directly to what they will encounter in practice. Providing an extra time allowance, for example, is ok to a certain extent but one must be aware that practicing solicitors charge by the hour,or minute even. As such working in a tight timed situations is all part of the job, consequently the assessment tasks need to reflect their ability in this respect. You can't charge the client extra because you wanted an additional time allowance to get the job done. Bryan Jones, Manager, Disability Support Services & North London Regional Access Centre, Middlesex University -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pauline McInnes Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:42 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Legal Practice courses Hi All, I wonder if any of you have come up against this one before. I met with the Course leader for our Legal Practice Certificate a couple of weeks ago. This is the course that students do after they have done their law degree to enable them to practice as a lawyer. The course leader told me that as this course is governed by the Law Society, any 'reasonable adjustments' that had to be made for a disabled student had to be agreed by the law society first. Is this correct? I assumed she was right but after discussing it with the team this morning, we're now not so sure. Any advice on this would be gratefully received. Regards Pauline. Pauline McInnes Disability Co-ordinator Disability Team Student Services St Mary's Road Ealing London W5 5RF Tel: 0208 231 2058