questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what she is taking to ensure that her Department’s consultation on funding for assistive software through Disabled Students’ Allowance is informed by the experiences of disabled students; what steps she is taking to ensure the consultation adequately considers the potential impact of the proposals on disabled students’ access to higher education; how he will ensure will sufficient opportunity for engagement with disabled students and sector stakeholders; how she will ensure the consultation reflects the individual support needs of disabled students; and what steps she will take to ensure that decisions arising from the consultation are based on evidence of the effectiveness of specialist assistive technology.
answerText: The department’s consultation will enable disabled students and sector stakeholders to provide detailed feedback on our proposals. In addition, the department is undertaking a survey of students who are currently in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowance...
heading: Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology