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[senit] FE options?

Gillian Hazell gillian at gmhazell.fsnet.co.uk
Tue Jul 1 20:16:59 BST 2008

Article: [senit] FE options?

Hi Sally,

What about Derwen College near Oswestry????

gillian



At 14:50 01/07/2008, you wrote:
>A classic / perennial question...
>
>Does anybody know of a good FE college  / course for a student with 
>moderate learning difficulties, who is fully mobile and active, 
>normal hearing but little/no functional speech, a good signer (BSL 
>vocabulary in more or less SSE word order), and starting to emerge 
>as quite a good user of voice output communication aid (The Grid 2 
>on a FuturePad).
>
>This young lady is looking for a residential college that could 
>provide a well-rounded and vibrant 'student experience'  - 
>preferably perhaps in the expressive arts field - while also helping 
>her to develop language and communication skills and providing 
>expert support with her augmentative communication methods.
>
>I know it's not asking much.... any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Sally Millar
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