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Disabled Students' Allowances or DSAs are grants that are designed to help students meet the extra costs of studying they may face as a direct result of a disability or a specific learning difficulty.
DSAs are paid in addition to (and not instead of) the standard student finance package. DSAs are not means-assessed so do not depend on your household income and do not have to be repaid.
DSAs are available for full-time, part-time and postgraduate students.
Depending on your needs, extra support from the DSA could include:
- specialist equipment you need for studying (eg. computer software)
- a non-medical helpers' allowance which could provide help towards the additional costs of travelling to your institution and a general allowance
- extra travel costs you have to pay because of your disability
- other costs - for example, tapes or Braille paper
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