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
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