[access-uk] Re: David Q, and DDA.
- From: "David Quarmby" <quarmby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:31:24 -0000
Thanks Christine,
it sounds a very up hill struggle and I wish you all the best with the DDA
action against Learn Direct. The government's good at doing the talk but not
when it comes to implementing the action to give disabled people equality.
regards
David Quarmby
quarmby@xxxxxxxxxxxx
07736 087019
0207 217 8023
----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Weetman
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:12 PM
Subject: [access-uk] David Q, and DDA.
Yes I am, that is my point really, the goverment makes rules they can't keep
and that to me is totally unacceptable. The course I am Hoping to complete
is OCR level one which i started in evening class at our local mainstream
college where I got 2 certificates, I need the other 3 so I can then move on
to ECDL. Learn direct have put me on IT1 electronic comunication. Email and
internet. I don't believe it is the right thing, but those Stupid goverment
employees assured me it was. I have to complete the whole thing by
September or I am out of time and my previous year of struggling to and from
college is all a waste of time. I can't continue at college as they told me
it wasn't possible with their slow internet connection etc. I should have
had a support worker at college also, but no-one wanted to support me as
they had never worked with a totally blind person using speech only. I was
helped by the Technical Assessor and supporting wasn't his job, he just got
curious as to whether I/he could do it, we worked together very nicely, but
it was one Heck of a challenge for us both as I was brand new to the
computer, so anything I do in word processing he taught me...Having said
That, I never do use anything I did at college!
My son showed me how to send and receive emails and started me off looking
at a website, because I made a deal with him that when I could use email I
would get him broadband! lol Then another deal to show me how to make a CD
(copy) and I upgraded to faster broadband which enabled him to network our
families 4 computers so we can all use internet as the same time!
I want to know how to use the Search, make and read a data base and how to
read and use a calendar on the computer. Don't want much do I?
I don't need qualifications as I am only a mum/house wife, but I feel very
Strongly about the DDA and people in working possitions who seem to want to
Exclude an enthusiastic person from doing something.
Chat soon? Christine W.----- Original Message -----
From: "David Quarmby" <quarmby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:45 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: My day!
Are you considering DDA action as well as publicity on this one Christine.
I would love to know more details about the Learn Direct course you mention.
regards
David Quarmby
quarmby@xxxxxxxxxxxx
07736 087019
0207 217 8023
----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Weetman
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:49 AM
Subject: [access-uk] My day!
Hi there, I am here, been out all day though and just back checking emails
now.
Know what!? I am Sick and Fed-up tonight, just had an email from our
local learn direct centre, I signed up for a course with them last year,
should have completed my first option December, but after they said I would
be able to access my course I found it was a flash image. Totally useless
for me a totally blind person! I found the RNIB had the necessary to enable
me to do the course, but learn direct won't buy the necessary. This company
is owned/run by our goverment who has brought out Disability Discrimination
rules, these people are breaking!
I am taking it to the national papers next Tuesday if they haven't sorted
things out. Doing the computing course isn't essential for me, but a
challenge, but it maybe for someone else, so I intend to see this to the
end!
Wish me luck in getting sorted out for the sake of other VI people?
Christine W.
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