M.E. Awareness Week

[whiteheather]

Oops, just realised from one of my old M.E. friends' facebook profile that this week is M.E. awareness week. I completely didn't realise. So basicly yeah, if there are any of you who aren't aware of M.E., you should be. (Man I suck at raising awareness!) If anyone has any questions about M.E. generally or how it affects me personally I'd be happy

Comments

[willtania]

Was your choice of Uni affected at all by the condition? Do some Unis/regions have better support systems for people?

[whiteheather]

Technically all uni's are oblidged to put in place whatever support is needed, but some are better at setting it up than others. The funding for academic support comes from the LEA (Local Education Authority), who provide the student loans, so if you fill in a Disabled Student Allowence form and get it approved, then it's just a matter of the uni taking the money given to the by the LEA and employing people to give the support. Some LEAs are better at providing support than others. Notts LEA is rubbish