§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the criteria on which the allocation of Possum typewriters is based.
§ Mr. AlisonPossum typewriting facilities may be provided on medical recommendation to a severely disabled person who would otherwise be completely unable to communicate. He must have the ability and will to operate the equipment; have passed the acute phase of the disabling illness and possess reasonably good chances of survival; and be unable to be assisted by simpler means.
364WThey may also be supplied under the Department of Employment's scheme for providing employment aids to registered severely disabled persons who cannot afford them, and who can thereby be enabled to get or keep remunerative employment or work on their own account.
Possum typewriters are among the aids which local education authorities may at their discretion provide for educational purposes.