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Disability & Dyslexia Support
Accessing Disabled Students Allowance (D.S.A.) Most disabled students studying full-time at St. George's should be eligible for a non means-tested grant from either their Local Authority, or from the NHS Bursaries Unit. The funding body will require some evidence of your disability, and will usually require a 'needs assessment' to be carried out before releasing funds. This 'needs assessment' outlines the level of support that might be appropriate, and how money from the grant should be spent, (this could include human or technological support, and funding towards a number of resources, including transport, book and photocopying allowances, etc). We would encourage all disabled students to get in touch with Michael Woodman (Disabilities Coordinator) in order to be supported through the process of applying for DSA. A good place to start investigating funding is the Student Support Direct website. This site provides advice about financial support for all students living in England. A quick search from this page on 'disabled students allowance' will pull up guidance notes and all the forms you need to apply. There are also links to appropriate resources if you are not living in England. While the process of applying for financial support is similar in most cases, the Disabilities Coordinator will advise you so that the application process runs as smoothly as possible. Before getting in contact with Michael, it might be useful if you could get in contact with your Local Authority, or the NHS Bursaries Unit, (depending on which pays for your fees), and check on your eligibility for Disabled Students Allowance with them. Infrequently, students may find that they are ineligible for D.S.A. - in this instance, get in touch with Michael Woodman, who will be able to advise you further, and to see if additional resources might be available.
There are many students at St. George’s who are dyslexic. If you either have evidence that you are dyslexic, or are interested in being assessed for dyslexia, get in contact with Michael Woodman. Wherever possible we will try to offer help towards a diagnosis of dyslexia, starting with a short learning styles questionnaire called Quickscan, (part of the studyscan suite), which picks up indicators of dyslexia. From there, we can offer advice on how to proceed. St. George's is working towards a joint disability service with Kingston University - it is recognised that a number of Kingston courses require students to spend a large proportion of their time at the St. George's site, and vice-versa, and we are moving towards a model where day-to-day adjustments are facilitated on-site by the nearest disability team. It is important to note that financial matters, (i.e. school contributions thought to be reasonable if there is difficulty obtaining D.S.A.), are still looked after by the institution that offers your course. As a general rule, contact Michael Woodman if you spend most of your time at St. George's, or the Kingston Disability Team on 020 8547 8682 if you spend much of your time there. We will then liaise to see how you might best be supported. The library is wheelchair accessible, and has a PC equipped with specialist software, headphones and a large letter keyboard. For further information about any of the above, and for services such as book retrieval, utilising a photocopying allowance, or organising extended loan periods, please contact Sue David. The St. George's, University of London Policy for special exam arrangements can be found here:
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Support Process for Dyslexic Students
Special Examination Arrangments