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I am in receipt of benefits but would like to do some basic courses, ie GCSE Psychology, Statistics, Sociology, Accounts, Business Studies. I am partially sighted and would therefore need the literature in large print or audio. Can anyone advise me where I could get these courses and preferably discounted as I am on benefits? 
I hope I have posted this in the correct place, if not I do apologise! :-[
I hope I have posted this in the correct place, if not I do apologise! :-[
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You need to visit your local education department (address in phone book) and they will be able to give you all the relavant information on courses available to you
Lots of courses are free or nominal fee when you are in receipt of benefits
You could also contact RNIB as they will be able to help with any special requirements/ advice you need.0 -
Thanks for taking the time to respond! I want to study through the post so if anyone has any other suggestions I will be delighted although I will contact my local education department as suggested! 8) 0
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The open university is possibly better for you then
http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/
Contact them and see what they can do..........I have checked out some info and they give all sorts of help to anyone who needs it.........and you can get grants/reduced fees/support etc
Good luck 0 -
Because of your visual impairment you should be able to get financial help to purchase equipment to enable you to study. I know that at my local colleges, if you have certain types of 'special needs' you are entitled to assistance in class from a learning support teacher.
Good luck.Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
I have done reading too!
To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
teaching of the Buddhas.0 -
Thanks for the responses. My computer talks to me and it also makes everything bigger for me. 8) In other words I have both speech and magnification on my computer. I do all my banking through the internet, pay my bills, shopping, etc. I have some useful vision in one eye although they think I will have lost that too by October of this year.
Yous may have gathered from my previous posts that I am a diabetic and think well she didn't look after her blood sugars and now shes paying the price, serves her right. Well you'd be wrong. I was driving myself to work (I worked a 50 hour week) in my new car, well it was almost 6 months old, and I was involved in a hit and run accident. >:( I then lost the sight in the right eye, it was the right side of the car was hit, and had 8 operations on it. Then the doctors started to panic in case it was my diabetes and they done 10 operations on my good eye. Although they later admitted it was all to do with the accident, pity the driver of the other car didn't admit responsibility. >:(
However back to the topic which I started, while I was working I done 6 courses, 3 at night classes, 2 online and one through the post. I had exams to do in one of the night classes and then I was due to graduate from that course but I had to have the operations instead.
Therefore since I am only 27 I would like to get back to basics and start of again with GCSEs as I have not done any courses since the accident 2 years ago. I would eventually like to graduate ;D like the rest of my family who all work. I never had so much time on my hands like I do now so heres hoping I get someone willing to give me large print GCSE courses!!
Apart from my sight problem I have over 20 other illnesses which I had while I worked but I just took what my old work colleagues called a suitcase with me and it had all the medication, machines, needles, etc that I needed.
Sorry for going on but it seems like some people on this site think those who are on benefits are lazy. >:(
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"Sorry for going on but it seems like some people on this site think those who are on benefits are lazy. "
Not at all , but SOME are ;D,and that I'm afraid is true.........
Thankfully most education providers these days are aware of the need to provide all necessary study aids for those with impaired sight ,so wherever you study , you shouldn't have any problems getting the help you need.
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trafalgar Gee, thanks! 0
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Hi there
Most educational institutions have facilities in place to help students with issues such as you describe. (It's a legal requirement to provide 'reasonable adjustments' for diabled students as far as I understand it. If you find a provider who offers the courses you're interested and get in contact with them you may find they already offer large text or audio versions of textbooks exams. If they dont already they should be able to take steps to accomodate you.
You may also want to look at disabled student's allowence, which may provide funding for equipment to help you study/cover the costs of larger print copies ect.
Hope that helps! I'm new to all this! 0 -
The open university is possibly better for you then
http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/
Contact them and see what they can do..........I have checked out some info and they give all sorts of help to anyone who needs it.........and you can get grants/reduced fees/support etc
Good luck
If the OP wants to study GCSEs. it's unlikely that university level study will be appropriate for them.0 -
This is one of the oldest bumped threads I have come across!Gone ... or have I?0
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