I agree with Paul.

She can self refer to a DEA at the local JobCentreplus office and Access to Work can then fund any assessments and adaptations required.

It may be that she will have to disclose to the DEA that the suspected SpLD is affecting her ability to carry out the tasks required within her job.

John M

John Rous Milligan
Manager
RNIB Employment & Learning Centre South West
Somerset College of Arts & Technology
Wellington Road
Taunton
Somerset
United Kingdom
TA1 5AX

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-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Paul Smyth
Sent: 21 October 2004 13:52
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Subject: Re: provision of EP reports for staff

Hi Alison

Is it worth talking to someone in a Disability Employment Adviser at your local Job Centre for advice? It may seem an odd suggestion but I think it is worth a try, there might be some help available?

Regards, Paul Smyth (D.O. Richmond College)

---- Message from [log in to unmask]">Alison James <[log in to unmask]> at 2004-10-21 12:52:41 ------

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

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