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Sent: 11 April 2014 22:46
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Subject: Fwd: petition on cuts to DSA
Please find below link to a petition on the recent announcement to cut the DSA (Disabled Student Allowance)
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/63748
Please could you sign and circulate,
(text of petition below)
regards,
Rob Fidler (Disability Advisor - University of Surrey)
Stop cuts to funding for disabled and dyslexic students
Responsible department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
David Willets, the Minister for Universities and Science, has announced the "modernisation" of the government grant for students with disabilities, the Disabled Students Allownaces (DSA). The initial detail of this modernisation is a series of cuts in provision, placing the funding burden on Universities and individual students.
We the undersigned believe that these cuts will:
Reduce access to higher education for students with disabilities and dyslexia
Reduce successful outcomes with less support meaning lower degree classifications for students who require additional support
Reduce the employment prospects for graduates with disabilities and dyslexia
Increase the drop out/failure rate in universities amongst disabled and dyslexic students
Lead to further inequality within society.
We therefore call on the government to withdraw this policy statement made by the minister, David Willetts
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