Expert Resources: DSA


These are the items that relate to DSA found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Preparing for your DSA Needs Assessment - Advice from an AbilityNet assessor

    Jessica Doyle | 22 May 2019
    Disabled Students’ Allowance is a UK Government grant which provides personalised support to disabled students in Higher Education. The extra support is designed to ensure a level playing field for disabled students and can range from study support, specialist equipment, travel allowance and more.

  • What can students expect from an inclusive university?

    Claudia.Cahalane | 24 Oct 2018
    How can disabled students get the right help from their university and how do they know if their uni is inclusive. Ian Carter, manager of student services at Brighton University, home to 24,000 students, has helped us put together some advice. He is vice chair of the NADP - the professional...

  • Three amazing productivity apps which are also accessible

    Robin.Christopherson | 02 May 2018
    AbilityNet accessibility blogger Robin Christopherson is excited by three incredible and fully accessible iOS apps that help with speedy typing, finding and ‘pinning’ interesting items for later and efficient audio editing.

  • Five apps that help with exam prep and reduce stress

    Sophie.Shearer | 17 Apr 2018
    It's the time of year when students at every level of education exams are getting pretty serious about revision and exam preparation. We all have our own unique ways of managing the stress that exams can bring, but don’t forget technology can be a complete game changer.

  • Education apps for the digital age

    Sophie.Shearer | 08 Mar 2018
    With more things vying for our attention these days we all may increasingly struggle to stay focused particularly in education. We discuss apps that can help.

  • Apps for well-being and mental health

    Sophie.Shearer | 12 Feb 2018
    We use technology to enhance our lives every day by shopping online, keeping up to date with friends and making travel plans, but have you thought about using apps to look after your mental health?

  • Apps for well-being and mental health

    Sophie.Shearer | 12 Feb 2018
    We use technology to enhance our lives every day by shopping online, keeping up to date with friends and making travel plans, but have you thought about using apps to look after your mental health?

  • 3 ways students can reduce stress and create better essays

    Claudia.Cahalane | 14 Jan 2018
    Now the festivities are over it's time for us all to start thinking about the year ahead. For most students it's time to get to work. Whether you've got a thesis, dissertation or a simple report to write, these student apps will help to maximise productivity, reduce procrastination and even improve...

  • 5 new accessibility features in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

    Claudia.Cahalane | 31 Oct 2017
    The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update released this month has promised ‘breakthroughs in creativity’ – offering options for mixed reality and faster broadcasting for gaming. But, the update - free until the end of the year - also offers several new and updated accessibility features.Here we offer a...

  • 5 apps to help uni students with disabilities including autism, dyslexia and anxiety

    Claudia.Cahalane | 19 Sep 2017
    In the second part of our student apps blog series for uni starters, AbilityNet's DSA (Disabled Student Allowance) assessors Abbie Osborne and Adam Tweed give their top app ideas for disabled students. The first part, last week, looked at apps for focus and motivation. This time we look at some of...