Be glad you don't have the proportion that we have.  Out of 570 students we
have nearly 80 dyslexics, of whom I think around 25 have DSA support.


Dr. John S Conway
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS
Phone +44 (0) 1285 652531 ext 2234
Fax     +44 (0) 1285 650219
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   David Grant [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Monday, November 18, 2002 5:19 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: dyslexia and dsa

        In August of this year HEFCE provided me with information for a
paper I was
        preparing which helps answer this question.


        The quote below is taken direct from the information I was provided
with:


        "...  59% of students receiving DSAs are reported as having
dyslexia. Note
        that
        the disability declared is not necessarily the disability for which
the
        allowance is received. In 1999-2000 20730 UK Domiciled HE students
were
        reported as having dyslexia, out of 1,631,680 students (representing
1.3%).
        Again, I think that this represents a level of under-reporting.
...."


        I agree with the above statement that the 1.3% figure is likely to
be an
        under-reporting.  If the real figure is one of 5% then there are
        approximately 80,000 dyslexic students in HE.  If there are times
the
        current procedures and support systems are creaking with strain then
        .........!

        David

        David Grant, PhD., Chartered Psychologist
        dyslexia diagnosis - a specialist service for students
        3 Rosebank Road
        Hanwell
        London W7 2EW

        Tel: 020 8579 1902

        e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

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        >From: "Hyslop, Fiona" <[log in to unmask]>
        >To: [log in to unmask]
        >Subject: FW: dyslexia and dsa
        >Date: Mon, Nov 18, 2002, 4:08 pm
        >

        >Does anyone have to hand, any up to date info on what percentage of
DSAs are
        >awarded to students with Dyslexia?
        >
        >
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