Traveling from the US to London

[hungryquad]

 I am a law school student in the USand I have been  given an opportunity to study in London this summer, But I don't not know how the logistics work as far as getting aides and stuff like that. Also, do you know if I would qualify for health care In the UK as a noncitizen with a student visa.I am excited, yet nervous about taking this position, any feedback would be  much appreciated

[spurs2000]

I have to admit do not know for certain, I would be highly surprised if you are able to claim healthcare being a noncitizen. you should be able to check with somebody at the University That you are to attend or at least fire off an email to ask.

In regards to getting aides and stuff like that, depends on what you are wanting really, probably fairly wise to get it sorted out well beforehand.

Which college I you to be going to and how far away from it are you staying? To be honest there's 1 million questions that I could ask to try to make your trip easier, and also a lot of it will be down to doing Internet research but also I may be out to check some things out and give you some advice.

If you wish to personal message me, you may will certainly try and help.

[AlrightyAphrodite]

I can't speak to the UK or the NHS and it may depend on the length of your visa but I went to Italy for grad school I did get some limited coverage. It wasn't the same as citizens get but I did have to get some relatively frequent outpatient treatment and even though I had to pay some out of pocket it was cheaper and better quality care than I got in the states with insurance.

Also I am only an armchair legal eagle but I would think whatever falls under a reasonable accommodation would be covered by the school...

[darthoso]

My former roommate from grad school / PCA currently works for the International Student Services at a NC university. Because of her disability experience she nearly went to work for this group:
www.miusa.org/  
They should be able to answer your questions.

Regarding Health care:

as for UK healthcare Im not sure about that since it's universal over there but I would think that being on a student visa would get you some kind of coverage

[audrewsmith]

If you have a student visa, you are entitled to the NHS. However, you are not qualified for free carer assistant. Your school may be able to sort something out for you. You need to contact your school to find out. Driving in central London is very costly and hard to find parking. The easiest and quickest way to travel in London is by Tube. However, the majority of the tube stations in the central London, zone1 and zone2, are not wheelchair accessible. All buses are wheelchair accessible but they are fairly slow.

[hungryquad]

Gotcha

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[hungryquad]

Ok