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The issues we have we departments paying is that they feel unduly burdened that this has to come from their budget more where the the adjustment costs a lot rather than small amounts. They feel it's unfair that departments who do not have staff with disabilities do not have this increased cost. Rich, Tammy wrote: > I would also be interested in responses to this question and would also like to hear from institutions where it is the responsibility of the individual department and what issues arise from that. > > Many thanks > Tammy > > Tammy Rich | Diversity and Equality > Diversity and Equality Unit | Kingston University | 53 Portland Road | Kingston | KT1 2SH > DL: 020 8417 4025 | Internal: 64025 | Fax: 020 8417 4159 | [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sanchia Alasia > Sent: 06 March 2009 09:09 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Paying for reasonable adjustments > > I would be interested in how your university pays for reasonable > adjustments for staff with disabilities. Here we do not have a central > pot, each department pays individually. > > For those of you who have a central pot: > > 1. How is this funded? > 2. How are applications made to it? > 3. Is there a cap on how much monetary assistance is given to each > department/individual? > > Thanks -- Sanchia Alasia Employee Relations Officer (Diversity and Engagement) T: 020 7882 5585 F: 020 8983 3440 Human Resources Queen Mary University of London 327 Mile End Road London E1 4NS Diversity reflects us all .... Equality protects us all