I don't think that there is necessarily anything
wrong in offering students cheap and (hopefully) cheerful
computers. I'm sure many would welcome the chance to buy a
CARP computer (perhaps an unfortunate, easily confused name
choice for our dyslexic students).
Advising students with disabilities or learning
difficulties to use this untested supplier is another
matter entirely.
Bryan Jones
Equal Opportunities Adviser
London Guildhall University
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:20:03 +0000 "trott, mick"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The site looks to have been written in a style designed to appeal to
> students. While I personally found the 'dyslexic' information a bit
> 'insensitive' in tone, it's possible that many people wouldn't. The
> content though is pretty unhelpful and likely to lose them as much
> business as it gains them.
> The person following seems to be responsible at least for the design.
> <<< [log in to unmask] >>> with an email address as the
> designer(?) of the site. As he (?) has an academic address at plymouth
> perhaps Judith could track him(?) or the actual website owner down and
> have a word in his ear.
> I'm not suggesting that any of the correspondents on this matter are
> anything less than full of integrity - I'm sure all of us on this list
> behave professionally - but I've experienced plenty of incidents of
> universities 'taking advantage' of the DSA system, careless and
> unhelpful LEA's and student rascals for me to get too upset about one
> cheeky supplier. Caveat emptor (sic?)
>
> Mick Trott
>
> Steve Metcalfe wrote:
> >
> > We have just received a circular from a company called Student
> > Computers UK / CARP Computers. They are targeting students
> > and especially those with DSAs. They have a web site that I think
> > any of you dealing with DSA claims should look at. The address
> > is: http://www.studentcomputers.co.uk
> >
> > The advice given on this web site and the way it is presented gives
> > me great cause for concern.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve.
> >
> > Steve Metcalfe
> > Head of Disability Access Resources and Technology
> > University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
> > Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 3300
> > Fax: +44 (0)1482 463531
> > EMail [log in to unmask]
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