Letters from Disabled Students to Ron Cook, Senior Counsellor.

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Letters from Disabled Students to Ron Cook, Senior Counsellor

Teaching at a Distance, 11, 30-3, May 78

An Open University counselor wrote to disabled students to discover why they failed to continue their studies. Difficulties indicated by the replies include costs; physical impediments like toilets, stairs, desks and chairs; lack of understanding of deaf peoples' deprivation; illness; and meeting time requirements. (SW)

Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Design Requirements, Dropouts, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Students, Higher Education, Student Costs, Student Needs

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