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Something I suggested, which was met with the usual murmurs of disapproval, was getting the tutor hooked up with a mic that is plumbed into Dragon - or any other type of speech recognition software - to provide a transcript for the student. Sadly I didn't get time, or a lecturer willing to co-operate in summer!, to trial this but it was something that was being considered. Gareth Gareth Evans Head of Learning Support and Concessions BPP Law School 68-70 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4NY Tel: +44 (0)20 7025 0472 Fax: +44 (0)20 7404 1389 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.bppuc.com Disclaimer: This e-mail contains proprietary information some or all of which may be legally privileged and/or is confidential. It is for the intended recipient only. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy or print out this e-mail. -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Woodman Sent: 10 November 2008 10:55 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Accessibility of lectures for student with hearing loss Dear All: Wonder if anybody could offer any advice re: supporting a Biomedical Sciences student with profound hearing loss who doesn't use BSL, but relies entirely on lip-reading. Despite our attempts to make lectures as accessible as possible, the student finds it extremely difficult to get anything of use from lectures. He uses a radio mic to support what hearing he does have, but this clearly isn't enough. He has requested that he no longer attends lectures, and that his note-taker support attends instead, as he feels this will be a better use of his time. Academic staff have actually agreed to this in the short term while we figure out a different solution, but it isn't ideal. His note-taker is uncomfortable with this, and it's clear he is missing out on any student / lecturer interaction that take place in these lectures. One suggestion was that lectures are recorded for the student, and then subtitled. This would be a large undertaking but might it be reasonable? Does anybody else have any other suggestions? Thanks, -- Michael Woodman Disabilities Coordinator Registry, Hunter Wing, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, SW17 0RE. www.sgul.ac.uk/disability Tel: 020 8725 0143 Fax: 020 8725 0841 [log in to unmask] Before you print this message, please seriously consider the environment. BPP is Europe's leading provider of professional education: actively supporting professionals to achieve their aspirations for over 30 years. This message, its contents and any attachments are private, confidential and may contain information that is subject to copyright. You may not disclose, use or disseminate all or part of this message without our prior written consent. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Whilst we take reasonable precautions to prevent computer viruses, we cannot accept responsibility for viruses transmitted to your computer and it is your responsibility to make all necessary checks. We may monitor email traffic data and the content of emails to ensure efficient operation of our business, for security, for staff training and for other administrative purposes. This email was sent from either BPP Holdings plc (Registered number: 1245304) or the particular subsidiary of BPP Holdings plc identified above. BPP Holdings plc and its UK subsidiaries are registered in England and Wales. Registered office: BPP House, Aldine Place, 142-144 Uxbridge Road, London W12 8AA. When you book certain BPP courses, your study materials may be provided by BPP Learning Media Limited (Registered Number: 5959432) and other services, including tuition, will be provided by another BPP company. For details of the price breakdown of study-materials and courses, please click www.bpp.com.