Georgina,
The 2000-2001 Hardship Fund guidance says: 'Disabled students, especially
those with dyslexia, who wish to apply for a preliminary diagnostic test,
prior to applying for a DSA, may have difficulty meeting the cost of that
test. The cost cannot be provided by the DSA, even retrospectively, for
legal reasons. Assistance in meeting the cost of the test, and associated
costs such as travel to the assessment centre, may now be provided through
the Hardship Fund. Students can also receive help for other disability
costs from the Hardship Fund.'
Because of the costs involved in a diagnostic assessment and the fact that
they wouldn't have to find that money if they weren't (potentially)
dyslexic, I would argue that a student does not have to be in hardship to
have difficulty in meeting the cost of the test. Certainly some institutions
do not apply a means-test where a student needs disability costs from the
hardship fund, for the same reasons that the DSA is not means-tested.
I hope this helps.
Yours,
Nick Hawkes
Information and Research Worker
Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
Freephone helpline - 0800 328 5050 (voice) 0800 068 2422 (text)
Web - www.skill.org.uk E-mail - [log in to unmask]
Skill is a registered charity, No. 801971
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Georgina Ruth Sait [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 3:16 PM
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> Subject: Dyslexia Testing
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> Can anybody help us with clear advice on using the student
> hardship/access funds to claim for dyslexia diagnosis? Does the
> student have to prove that they are in hardship as with other claims
> on the fund?
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> Many thanks in advance,
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> Liz Maynard
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> Georgina Sait
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> Julia Madeley
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