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Physiotherapy
Exercise 13: Selections
- The text describes physiotherapy courses in the U.K.
- A typical course combines theory and practice.
- Entry requirements may vary slightly from one university to another.
- Entry to physiotherapy courses is the same for everybody, both sighted and visually impaired.
- The RNIB helps the blind and visually impaired who want to study physiotherapy.
Nursing
Exercise 7: Selections
- How long have you been blind, Melissa?
- Why do you want to be a nurse?
- Did the NFB help you?
- When did you begin your nursing studies?
- You have already got a degree in biology, haven't you?
- Why did New York State University try to discourage you?
- What did you tell them?
- What assistive technology do you usually use when you study?
Exercise 8: Selections
- The School of Nursing offers more or less 350 places a year.
- The School offers several nursing specialites.
- 'Multi-sited' means that the school has facilities in different places.
- Students have less than two months holiday per year.
- You can specialise after the first year and a half.
- If you don't pass a module the first time, you can try once more.
- The text doesn't say what the entry requirements are.