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Hi all, We have a student looking to go on a year abroad next year who uses a wheelchair. Currently they do not have any personal care support in place and don't feel that they will need this whilst abroad. However, concerns have been raised about the student being able to take care of themselves independently, especially whilst abroad. The student is an EU student so is not able to access the same support as a UK student. If it was a UK student we would raise concerns with their social worker or care agency but we don't have any network like this for the student in question. This has been especially highlighted by the fact that the student will be studying abroad with different systems yet again. I was wondering if anyone else had any experience with a similar situation? Additionally, if the student does not want support, would we be able to insist that they have support and where does our duty of care come in to play? Any thoughts welcome! Thanks, Catherine Catherine Perrett Disability Caseworker/Gweithiwr Achos Anabledd -------------------------------------------------------------- Student Support Services | Gwasanaethau Cefnogi Myfyrwyr Keir Hardie Building | Adeilad Keir Hardie Swansea University | Prifysgol Abertawe Singleton Park | Parc Singleton Swansea | Abertawe SA2 8PP Tel / Ffôn: 01792 602000 Email / E-bost: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.swansea.ac.uk<http://www.swansea.ac.uk/> | www.abertawe.ac.uk<http://www.abertawe.ac.uk/> https://swan.ac.uk/the-university/location/directions/ [cid:image001.png@01CF49B2.AB682810] The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English | Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. | Peidiwch ag argraffu'r e-bost hwn oni bai fod gwir angen gwneud hynny. The contents of this email are confidential and for the intended recipient only. If you have received this message in error, please inform the sender and delete the message. Swansea University Student Services makes every possible effort to ensure that the information and advice it provides is up-to-date and accurate, but accepts no legal liability for errors or omissions, and reserves the right to make changes without notice. | Mae cynnwys yr ebost hwn yn gyfrinachol a dim ond y derbynnydd a fwriadwyd a ddylai ei ddarllen. Os ydych wedi cael yr ebost hwn drwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod I'r anfonydd a delewch y neges. Mae Gwasanaethau Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Abertawe yn gwneud pob ymdrech bosibl i sicrhau bod yr wybodaeth a'r cyngor y mae'n ei roi yn gyfoes ac yn gywir, ond nid yw'n derbyn atebolrwydd cyfreithiol am wallau nac am unrhyw beth a hepgorwyd, ac mae'n cadw'r hawl i wneud newidiadau heb rybudd. Swansea University is a registered charity. No. 1138342 | Mae Prifysgol Abertawe yn elusen gofrestredig. Rhif. 1138342