Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Lords · Question HL5799 · Tabled 14 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Addington
To ask His Majesty's Government which (1) disability, and (2) student groups were consulted ahead of changes to the technology packages available to students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 28 Mar 2025
The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding.The department does n...