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Hello there
I'm interested by your (or presumably the student's LEA's) assertion that
'the DSA does not cover travel costs for this support worker person'.
When I worked for an LEA, we had a similar case, and we paid the travel
costs for a carer to accompany the student on the train each day.
Page 13 of Bridging the Gap clearly refers to 'extra travel costs to attend
your university'. If a student would not be able to attend university
unless someone accompanied them on public transport, then the cost of that
person would come under 'extra travel costs' and should be claimed via DSA.
Of course we did not pay the travel costs of the student, as he would have
had to pay this anyway.
I hope this is helpful.
Sebastian Beaumont
Learning Support Officer
Disability and Dyslexia Team
University of Brighton
The Manor House
Moulsecoomb Place
Brighton
BN2 4GA
Tel: 01273 643 523