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Like you I cant believe there has been no discussion, does this mean no coloured overlays for someone with say cluster headaches? I am someone who has always encouraged students to get their scotopic sensitivity investigated further and with the DSA funding their lenses there was more chance they would. With some Universities now not paying anything towards a Dyslexia assessment and now no funding for irlen lenses the students will not get all the support they need to study effectively. If students have to pay approx £400 for a dyslexia test and approx £350 for coloured lenses they wont do it and/or cant do it. I too was disappointed that a decision was just made without any consultation. Sheila Assessor ATOP Ltd On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 11:56, Satchell, Phillip <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm surprised that there hasn't been more of a fuss about the announcement > of this change, on this forum and elsewhere. My concern is that the > justification for this change seems to be - you need to read whether you're > in HE or not, so visual stress isn't only study related and therefore isn’t > fundable through DSA. If you extend this argument, why would DSA fund > text-to-speech software, low vision magnifiers, ergonomic chairs, mice and > keyboards? Much of what has been funded by DSA has been predicated on the > fact that HE students need to do (much) more of certain activities as part > of their studies but not that these activities are uniquely found in HE > study. I spy the thin end of a dangerous wedge! > > > > Phil Satchell > Assessment Centre Manager > Student Based Services > University House A47 > Lancaster University > LA1 4YW > > Tel: 01524 592753 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the DIS-FORUM list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=DIS-FORUM&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the DIS-FORUM list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=DIS-FORUM&A=1