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We have an agreement with our exams office that any students with "temporary disabilities" go directly to them. They can then arrange for them to have extra time etc, or advise them about the Extenuating Circumstances procedure. As you say, the sheer numbers make it hard to cope, and we made the decision that as these students are not "Disabled" they do not fall under our remit. It doesn't always go down very well with the students themselves but we are trying to be transparent about the procedure. We do occasionally loan equipment out in term time, but priority would always be given to our other students. Sam Samantha Gamblin Head of Disability 3 Elms Road University of Birmingham B15 2TT Tel: 0121 414 5130 Web: www.as.bham.ac.uk/disability<http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/disability> For directions: www.as.bham.ac.uk/disability/visit.shtml<http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/disability/visit.shtml> Please note my Term time hours: Monday until 3.00, all day Tuesday and Thursday, Wednesday 9.15-2.45 From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julie Spencer Sent: 30 April 2012 14:57 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Exams and broken limbs Hi All Wonder if you can help. Here in our disability service we seem to be getting more and more embroiled in exam adjustments for students who for instance break their arm prior to their exams. What do you do in your teams. We normally would recommended extenuating circumstances, however that seems this year to no longer work, we have had a few students really unhappy about this. For students with disabilities we have a vast array of reasonable adjustments, we follow a strict procedure, but im lost at what else we can offer these students with short term, temporary broken arms etc. Any help or guidance appreciated. Regards Julie Spencer Senior Disability Advisor & Assessment Centre Manager The University's Disability Service University of Lincoln Tel: 01522 886400 Fax: 01522 886489 Minicom: 01522 886055 follow us on Twitter and Face book [cid:image002.gif@01CD277D.386C9D90] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Lincoln-Dart-Team/321118201268615> [cid:image003.gif@01CD277D.386C9D90] <http://www.twitter.com/Dartoffice> The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and remove it from your system. Do not disclose the contents to another person or take copies. Email is not secure and may contain viruses. The University of Lincoln makes every effort to ensure email is sent without viruses, but cannot guarantee this and recommends recipients take appropriate precautions. The University may monitor email traffic data and content in accordance with its policies and English law. Further information can be found at: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/legal. The University of Lincoln - a top performer in student satisfaction, enjoying an unrivalled ascent through the University league tables, set in a dynamic, research rich and vibrant campus in the heart of a great historic student-friendly city. The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and remove it from your system. Do not disclose the contents to another person or take copies. Email is not secure and may contain viruses. The University of Lincoln makes every effort to ensure email is sent without viruses, but cannot guarantee this and recommends recipients take appropriate precautions. The University may monitor email traffic data and content in accordance with its policies and English law. Further information can be found at: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/legal.