Interesting point. Students with disabilities can claim
travel expenditure incurred by reason of disability. So
perhaps in theory they can claim. However, there is a
travel allowance disregard of about £160, so most LEAs
say that only when the student has spent this amount
will they will step in.
Bryan Jones
Equal Opportunities Adviser
London Guildhall University
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:03:58 -0400 (EDT) "Wray, Mike"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear All
> Can a student claim the cost of travel to an Access Centre
> for a support needs assesssment from the DSAs?
> If not do members of the list feel that they ought to be
> able to considering that the centres are often some
> distance away from where the student is based?
> Also, could someone point me in the direction of the
> relevant DfEE regulation?
> ----------------------------------------
> Mike Wray
> Student Adviser (Disability)
> "University of the West of England"
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Tel: 0117 976 2180
> Minicom: 0117 976 2611
> Internal: ext. 2718
>
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