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Respomse invcluded in text **************************************** Clare Davies Student Services Nene-University College Northampton Boughton Green Road Northampton NN4 OBN Tel: 01604 735500 ext 2390 Email: [log in to unmask] *************************************** On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Dear colleagues > > The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) handles enquiries from young > deaf people, parents and professionals about access to further, higher > education and employment. > > My purpose for writing is to seek your help. Due to increasing numbers of > people requesting a list of colleges and universities (with support services > for deaf students and Deaf Studies courses etc), I need to produce a new > factsheet and I wonder if you could provide me with information about what > kind of services you offer deaf students at your institution. > > It will have to be very brief and I will need the following details before > Wednesday 3rd March. > > 1. name of institution University College Northampton > 2. address Park Campus, Boughton Green Road, Nothampton NN2 7AL > 3. contact details (voice, minicom, fax and email) Clare Davies, Senior Student Guidance Officer phone 01604 735500 ext 2390 (only voice at present) Fax 01604 792581 email [log in to unmask] > 4. contact person (it would be easier for us to refer young people and > parents to an appropriate person) see above > 5. how many deaf students do you have ? currently 6 (excluding hard of hearing students) > 6. what provision(s) are available for deaf students (e.g. whether you have > a separate support services for deaf students like Deafness Support Unit at > University of Derby, Access for Deaf Students Initiative at University of > Bristol or Student Support Services (Disability Support) at Nottingham Trent > University) ? no specialist support unit for deaf students can arrange note-takers interpreters and language support via RNID - but provision not garanteed due to shortages in this area can provide vibrating/flashing light fire alarms in hall > 7. what about communication approach - will you accomodate all methods? more difficullt to accommodate sign language users because of shortage of interpreters in the area > > It will certainly benefit both of us as you will be 'advertising' your > services through our factsheet ! > Would you like to put an entry into our NDCS directory ? If so, it would be > handy to know which LEA if your college / university come under a local > authority (e.g. Derby College for Deaf People under Derbyshire LEA, East > Midlands) > Yes - we are in Northamptonshire LEA area > Thank you in advance for your help and I look forward to hearing from you > soon. > > Helga McGilp > Further, Higher Education & Careers Officer > The National Deaf Children's Society > > Tel : 0171 490 8656 (minicom) > Fax : 0171 251 5020 > E-mail : [log in to unmask] > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%