Needs Assessments
Needs assessments
Once your DSA has been approved, you’ll be asked to have a needs assessment. This is your chance to say what you find difficult at university and what support may help, so it’s a good idea to think about it before you go.
The needs assessment takes about two hours, and is carried out at an approved assessment centre, such as the West London Assessment Centre at Brunel. The needs assessment is not an assessment of your disability or specific learning difficulty, or your academic ability.
After the assessment, the assessor will write a report listing the support and equipment you need. This is sent to the funding body who’ll then write to you to say what they’ve agreed to pay for. As soon as you get this letter, contact us at the Disability and Dyslexia Service so we can talk it through with you and make sure the university is doing what it should to support you. We can help arrange the recommended support, including helping with ordering the equipment and organising support workers.
Remember, we won’t do anything until you’ve said it’s ok, so get in touch.
