We've had excellent help from the Occupational psychologist via the Disability Employment Advisor. Worth a phone call!
 

From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
Sent: 25 May 2010 13:28
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Assessment for Dyslexia

My experience is that Access to Work did pay for an assessment but it did require some degree of pushing. I am speaking from experience as I am dyslexic and they did my assessment but I had to be persistent as they did try to fob me off. I was assessed by a work psychologist. Getting the adjustments sorted was even more difficult and I gave up in the end and provided my own software and hardware. Life is too short!

Anne


On 25/5/10 13:07, "Karen Coomer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I’ve just had a case like this myself. AtW do not pay for assessments but will assist with identified adjustments once they have been assessed. Apparently, there are Disability Employment Advisers in local job centres who carry out these assessments – I haven’t followed this one up yet as the employer paid in the end.
 
Karen
 

From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of N. Rostami
Sent: 25 May 2010 12:40
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Assessment for Dyslexia


Hi List,



An employee of ours has declared that he suffers from Dyslexia ( ! age 43). I have contacted Dyslexia Action and been told that the cost of assessment is £500. Do you know of other organisations that carry out this assessment? The employer is reticent to pick up this cost. Are there any charity organisations that would do this for the employee if he self refers? I can not find any info on  Access to Work website.



Thanking in anticipation.



N.
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