DSA for mental health issues

What do you mean? The person who delivered it set it up for me? That's usually how it goes.

Apparently it'll be delivered and then at some other point someone will come and open it and set it up for me. I'll phone them tomorrow then.

I'm with Microlink so if anyone has had experience with them then could you give me advice?

I'm calling my suppliers tomorrow, I've found the laptop I want to upgrade to so I'll tell them and make them send me a quote there and then. If they take forever to send me the quote, I'll just tell them to send me everything else and buy the laptop myself. It's taking far too long to get something that should be simple sorted out. Getting so stressed that I won't get my equipment before the 25th, even though I know... hope... it will be fine. When are we supposed to have training? Because I really want training before I go off to uni...
I need to stop worrying.

Apparently it'll be delivered and then at some other point someone will come and open it and set it up for me. I'll phone them tomorrow then.

I'm with Microlink so if anyone has had experience with them then could you give me advice?

Also they'll try to save money wherever they can. They sent me a German keyboard and by the time I realised it was too late to do anything about it!)

Ok, it's all sorted out. I got an email from my assessor and he said he's had to send student finance an amended quote and it's going to take 1-2 weeks for student finance to approve it.

I have depression and PTSD, i haven't yet applied for DSA even though i requested the form because i wasn't sure they could actually help me...i have also heard that they reject lots of applications with letters from doctors because the letters don't include how the disability may affect his/her study. Help?!

I don't know if this is still helpful as you posted two weeks ago, but just in case it is..

I have Depression and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (and anorexia, although don't really want anything for that since I don't think it affects my studies) and I wasn't sure whether to apply or not as I wasn't sure they could help or whether I needed the help.

I did decide to apply though mostly because I thought it would be useful to apply now in case I do suddenly find myself struggling, rather than wait til I have a problem and then be stuck for what to do.

Regarding the medical evidence, my doctor's office was a lazy inefficient s***hole and took longer than they said they would to do the 'letter' and when they eventually did it, it turned out it wasn't a letter, just a printout of my medical records which they charged me £10 for (£10 for pressing Ctrl + P! ), but turned out the DSA people were fine with this.

Regarding whether they can help you, you don't have to know at this stage. When you first apply using the form, they'll just send you a letter saying whether you are or are not eligible. Once you have that, (if you are eligible) you'll book a Needs Assessment where they'll ask you more questions about how it affects your study.

I had my needs assessment this morning and was really **** at answering the questions (just things like 'how do you find concentration?'), and confused about whether to accept the support, but the lady was really nice and suggested applying for the few things that would make life easier like a printer/photocopier thing. I felt really guilty though since I felt like 'but other students would have to buy this for themselves, why should I get it for free', and did ask her whether most people with depression or CFS took similar levels of support, and she said that although obvs it varies with an individual's needs most people did take what they were offered just because it's available and it's helpful.