Bryan, Wasn't this only the case under the old funding arrangements? On 26 Oct 99, at 10:02, Bryan Jones wrote: > 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 > > > > > > Steve Metcalfe Head of Disability Access Resources and Technology University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 3300 Fax: +44 (0)1482 463531 EMail [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%