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The Dyslexia Support You Are Entitled To!!!

It's Dyslexia Awareness Week!!!
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And here on TSR, we're doing our bit to try and help you guys get more information about dyslexia.

Since dyslexia is common with a lot of people, and because it's not your fault if you have it, you are BY LAW entitled to support in order for you to reach your capabilities because you are at a disadvantage.

It's not nice to admit to yourself that you are at a disadvantage, (I know that myself) since people are born with dyslexia, you don't know any different. So have faith in the support systems that are there and take every offer that you feel would benefit you.

Below are some more details about the support you're entitled to depending on what stage you're at.

Please post in this thread if your school/university/workplace offers you anything different in addition. Or if you're not receiving this support but believe you're entitled to it, we'll be able to tell you how to get it. :yep:

Are you at school?

A dyslexic person moving into Higher Education can face new challenges and greater demands on their literacy skills, and so may need support for the first time or may need to continue with the kind of support they had in school.

The kind of support needed will depend on the demands of the particular course as well as the severity of your difficulties. Some of the support that is needed will be available to all students on the course, but sometimes extra support will be needed which may require an ‘assessment of needs’ following a diagnostic assessment.

Disabled Students Allowance (DSA): If you're a higher education student in England, you can apply for DSA if you have a disability, including a specific learning difficulty e.g. dyslexia. If you are entitled to funding to help you then it will always be available to you, legally it has to be.

The support you get depends on your individual needs and not on income.

To qualify you will need to be able to prove that you are eligible. For specific learning difficulties this means that you will need to provide a ‘diagnostic assessment’ from a psychologist or suitably qualified specialist teacher - you’ll need to get reassessed if you had this done when you were under 16. This is not something to be scared of :nah:

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For more on DSA see here.

Always make your university support services aware of your conditions. If you're struggling, they have a duty of care to help you. They can't do that if they aren't aware of you and your needs. Some people choose to raise their conditions during the UCAS Application, if you don't, then please raise them at the earliest opportunity to the university you end up attending.

Are you at work or looking for work?