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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=11}]"><cms:name>education-2-11</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Special educational needs (SEN) - disabled students allowance</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=11}]"><cms:name>education-2-11-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>Student</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>special, educational, needs, disabled, students, allowance</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=11}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Education</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>These allowances are intended to assist students with disabilities to benefit as fully as possible from their course. They are designed to cover special equipment, non-medical helpers and other general expenses.</i></p><hr/><p>Assistance with travel costs can be given under certain circumstances.
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Some important notes on how to claim the Disabled Students' Allowance are included
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at the end of this section.</p><p>Remember, these allowances are not means-tested.</p><h4>Special Equipment Allowance </h4><p>This allowance covers major items of equipment, the need for
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which arises from a disability, and which are necessary to enable a student to benefit
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fully from the course. It is payable at any time during the course, by one or more
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instalments, provided that the aggregated total of the payments does not exceed
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the maximum prescribed limit of £ <span class="gen">enter amount</span>
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for the course. If it is more economical, items of equipment should be leased rather
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than purchased, especially if the claim is made during the latter stages of the
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course. Disabled students may find <strong>
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<a href="http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/home.htm">AbilityNet</a>
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</strong>, <span class="gen">link to external website</span> an external site, of use and interest.
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It provides impartial, expert advice about computer technology for people with disabilities.</p><h4>Non-Medical Personal Helper's Allowance</h4><p>This allowance reimburses students up to a maximum of £ <span class="gen">enter amount</span> per annum for expenditure
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on personal helpers such as readers, lip speakers, note takers, non-medical carers,
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necessary for the student to benefit fully from the course. The authority must be
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satisfied that the expenses are in respect the student's disability, and arise as
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a direct consequence of attendance on the course. The provision of these allowances
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does not remove the duty of local Social Services to provide assistance
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towards personal care costs which would have been incurred irrespective of a student's
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attendance on a course.</p><h4>General Disability Allowance</h4><p>This allowance has a maximum of £ <span class="gen">enter amount</span> per annum and provides for supplementary payments for disability
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related expenditure incurred because of attendance on the course. The allowance
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may be used for miscellaneous expenditure not covered by the specific allowances
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and to supplement expenditure on non-medical helpers and/or special equipment in
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excess of the maxima of the specific allowances.</p><h4>Travel for Disabled Students</h4><p>Reimbursement of travel expenses may also be claimed if, by
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reason of your disability, you incur additional expenditure. You will be asked to
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show how your disability incurs additional cost, and to provide medical evidence
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if necessary.</p><p>Notes On Claiming A Disabled Students' Allowance:</p><li title="*">Although they form part of Student Support in Higher Education, these allowances
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are not means-tested.</li><li title="*">Items purchased under this provision become your own property. If you withdraw
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from your course prematurely, however, you may be asked to repay part of the cost.</li><li title="*">Payment can be considered only for costs arising from attendance and from the
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disability - not for expenditure which would have been incurred irrespective of
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whether you were a student.</li><li title="*">We strongly recommend that suitable insurance is obtained. In the case of theft
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or damage (however caused) we will not contribute towards the cost of repairs
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or replacement. Reasonable insurance cover may be reimbursed under the Special
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Equipment Allowance. For a small cost, it may be possible to add this equipment
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to your own or your parent's all risks/extra cover home insurance policy.</li><li title="*">You should discuss your needs with your Course Tutor/ Head of Department or
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College Disability Officer who must write in support of your claim. The letter
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must confirm the nature and extent of your disability and the cost (excluding
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VAT) together with the make, model and exact specification of the necessary equipment,
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if appropriate. If your college is unable to provide this information, they may
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refer you to an independent Access Centre for an assessment of your disability
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related needs. The cost of this assessment will be met from the disabled students'
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allowance.</li><li title="*">These allowances are intended to assist individual students and not to defray
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the running and pastoral costs of colleges. This should be explained to your college
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when your requirements are discussed.</li><li title="*">We will also require an assessment of the disability by a suitably qualified
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person or body, such as an Educational Psychologist in the case of dyslexia. NB
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The cost of this medical assessment cannot be met from the Disabled Students'
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Allowance. This is not the assessment referred to in 5 above which is related
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to your needs. The medical assessment will refer to the nature of your disability.</li><li title="*">It is likely that our own suppliers will be able to obtain any equipment on
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your behalf. If this is the case, an order will be placed and the equipment delivered
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to you.</li><li title="*">For security reasons, we will not deliver to a private address other than your
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usual permanent address. If this is not suitable, you should arrange with your
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college where the delivery can be made. A university/college department or faculty,
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or warden of a hall of residence would be appropriate.</li><li title="*">When making an application for a Disabled Students' Allowance, please state
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to whom and where the equipment should be delivered including a daytime contact
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telephone number and ensure that they will take responsibility for the equipment
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upon receipt. We will take no responsibility for loss after delivery.</li><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=11"> Providing Information
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