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Funding in further education?

stranger

I am hoping to go back to college next year.

Does anyone know if there's any funding for non-medical helpers, coloured paper, (this is very expensive) and other disability related stuff please?

There is no disabled students allowance for further education.

Parents

  • The situation in FE colleges varies a lot.

    Universities have been forced to "stand on their heads" to use a metaphor, in order to comply with DDA. This has resulted in the last year or so with some universities backing down on what they provide, because there haven't been the damaging porosecutions for non-compliance they were warned about. Indeed some universities have taken the view it is cheaper to risk the odd prosecution.

    Colleges, being run by local authorities have been much slower to comply, and I suspect again the realisation that there are few prosecutions has encouraged the attitude that bare minimum is good enough. It may be that the college that is your own local option has failed to meet any significant obligations.

    You could ask to see their disability policy. It might appear on their website but college websites are varied in what they show.

    This is something perhaps for NAS to look into. In the current climate people need to advance their skills, and people on the autistic spectrum can benefit from enhanced qualifications. Institutions that impede this for disabled people need to be flagged.

    Perhaps a NAS survey of FE colleges asking what services they provide might be an answer. NAS could then petition the relevant Minister to intervene.

    But the NAS education pages should be able to help you get the right assistance, even if at the moment you haven't being diagnosed, but are meeting barriers with related conditions.

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  • The situation in FE colleges varies a lot.

    Universities have been forced to "stand on their heads" to use a metaphor, in order to comply with DDA. This has resulted in the last year or so with some universities backing down on what they provide, because there haven't been the damaging porosecutions for non-compliance they were warned about. Indeed some universities have taken the view it is cheaper to risk the odd prosecution.

    Colleges, being run by local authorities have been much slower to comply, and I suspect again the realisation that there are few prosecutions has encouraged the attitude that bare minimum is good enough. It may be that the college that is your own local option has failed to meet any significant obligations.

    You could ask to see their disability policy. It might appear on their website but college websites are varied in what they show.

    This is something perhaps for NAS to look into. In the current climate people need to advance their skills, and people on the autistic spectrum can benefit from enhanced qualifications. Institutions that impede this for disabled people need to be flagged.

    Perhaps a NAS survey of FE colleges asking what services they provide might be an answer. NAS could then petition the relevant Minister to intervene.

    But the NAS education pages should be able to help you get the right assistance, even if at the moment you haven't being diagnosed, but are meeting barriers with related conditions.

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