Dear Ari,
I will try and help. I teach for the Open University Business School on
the
Master's programme in Business Administration.
As a blind person I can v ouch for the University's support for blind and
disabled students. For example, the University provides me with course
material in many formats e.g. .pdf, .doc, tape, CD-ROM and so on. I also
am
aware that there are some members of this list who are currently studying
with the OU. The University has a very strong regional structure
providing
excellent support to all its students. It also maintains a structure for
students and tutors in many regions throughout the world.
As a first step may I suggest your friend visits:
www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01A218 - 32k -
There is also good telephone support at the main campus at Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes on 01908 274066.
If I can be of further help please contact me off-list via the above
address
or at:
Dat6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
All the best,
Denis Tocher
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ari
Sent: 21 June 2008 08:52
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Subject: [access-uk] The Open University?
Hi everyone,
I have a friend who has to study correspondence. She's tried our
correspondence university here, but it didn't work out because she got all
her work very late, the prescribed books weren't available electronically,
so they had to be converted by the unit at UNISA, which took a very long
time. She is now thinking of enrolling through the Open University, but
what
services do they offer to blind students? Has anyone studied through the
Open University, and how did you then get all your books and things? The
site says that they do provide audio tapes and braille, but is this right
and do they do even the prescribed books? She is very into English
literature and languages, so if anyone knows of any other good
correspondence place through which she could study, that would help. You
can
iether reply to the list and I'll forward to her, or you can email her
directly. Her name is Louisa, and her add is
pascher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks very much
Ari
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