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13. THE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE LINGUISTIC ACCESS SERVICES FOR DEAF STUDENTS IN FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
It was hoped to have been able to access most recent data collected by the National Association for Tertiary Education for Deaf People ( NATED) for this section. However, this proved to be impossible within the short timeframe of this study, due to length of time needed for necessary permissions. Also, the data are from 2003/2004.
Therefore it was decided to design and distribute a new web-based survey, which will collect current details of numbers and qualifications of language support professionals in FE and HE. At the time of writing, the survey is being piloted and it is hoped that it can be distributed early in 2008. The BRITE Centre and the Disabled Students Stakeholder group have offered to help with distribution.
Although it is not possible to report results in this report, Rachel O'Neill, of the Scottish Sensory Centre, will co-ordinate the reporting of statistics to the BSL and Linguistic Access Working group in the new year.
Section 15 addresses general issues relating to Language Support Professionals in both sectors.
RECOMMENDATION
- Results of the proposed SSC web-based survey of numbers and qualifications of Language Support Professionals will be reported to the BSL and Linguistic Access Working Group.
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