My bad experience at Northern College

Last December I was interested in the Social Sciences course at Northern College so I went to visit the College. I went to meetings with the College many times and in June I went to a try a course with living independent for 5 days, I really enjoyed it. 

My parents spent a lot of time planning for me to go and join the course and live independently at the College whilst I was away travelling. I have had some PAs leave because I thought I was going to college in Barnsley in September and I also had 2 new CSWs join. I just got back home and a few days later I was having an interview for a CSW with a lady from Blackpool and a lady from Oldham. I found out Social Care wouldn’t fund my independent living and wanted me to travel to Barnsley and back each day but that the Education funding was fine and that I could still go, as long as I could do the travelling.

At the last minute on the Friday I got a letter from Northern College for me to go to in that coming Monday and Tuesday. I went to do an assessment and have an interview at the College. It was such hard work having to do 2 English exams in full English. On Wednesday evening my parents told me that the College had called and said that I had not been accepted on the course. I was shocked and so upset. On Thursday morning my 2 CSWs called Northern College and asked why I hadn’t been accepted and they were told that my English wasn’t good enough.

I feel discriminated against because they don’t understand about me being Deaf, that BSL is my first language and that I have to translate to AAC on my Dynavox. I hope that they understand and change their minds.