A student interrupted their
studies for 18 months due to ill health (beginning with an emergency
admission for anorexia) but is now applying to return.
In response to her funding
application the LEA have requested
“a letter from your doctor
confirming that you are in good health and fit to
study”
Now this presents a problem I
fear.
We shouldn’t’ be placing any
additional requirements on disabled students that we do not press on other
students, and in any case, we don’t require any other student disabled or
not to produce evidence that they are fit to
study.
But on the other hand, I can see
an argument that if this student had to stop their studies for medical
reasons, it is important that these have been resolved before restarting
studies, otherwise nothing has been resolved by the
interruption.
What experience have others
had?
Alice
Pennington
Disabilities
Officer
Roehampton
University
Tel: 020 8392 3113 ext.
4088
Email: [log in to unmask]
www.roehampton.ac.uk/disabilities
