Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are funds available to dyslexic students in higher education (universities). This has been used to pay for a Davis dyslexia correction programme. The Disabled Students Allowance can be used to pay for a Davis Correction Programme if you are studying in a university. Contact your Special Needs Officer to see if they will support you in this. What you need in order to use the allowance for a Davis programme:
The Disabled Students Allowance is intended to assist students with disabilities to realise the full potential of their courses. These allowances help to pay for any extra costs or expenses incurred by a student in attending their course that arise because of their disability. They are not meant to pay disability related costs that a student would have whether they were a student or not. These allowances are not assessed on income. ![]() If you are in university, you should be able to locate a Special Needs Officer within the university. The best place to locate this is to Search for Disability Co-ordinators on the Skill website which is a national bureau for students over 16 years of age with any form of disabilities. You could also look at the The National Network of ACCESS Centres website (www.NNAC.org.uk) to find a person to assess your need for support. It is recommended that diagnostic reports are provided by chartered, educational, clinical and works psychologists (previously known as occupational psychologists) or other qualified individuals - usually teachers - with a qualification in assessing students with specific learning difficulties. There are four components of the Disabled Students’ Allowances available to help you pay for extra costs you have on your course because of your disability.The four allowances are:
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