Needs Assessment Overview

Needs Assessment for the Disabled Students' Allowance is an informal meeting to help decide the kind of support that will meet your particular needs.
The Needs Assessment takes about 2 hours. You will be able to take a break during the DSA Needs Assessment if you want.

If you want to bring someone with you, you will need to let the Needs Assessment Centre know.

• Welcome
• Check Details
• Informal Discussion
• Equipment can be shown
• Questions Answered
• All information is confidential

• The staff at the centre will be welcoming, they will be aware of your disability requirements, offer refreshments, escort you to the assessment room, and explain what will happen.

• The Needs Assessor will be ready and will check your personal details.

• The Needs Assessor will discuss your disability or difficulty and how it affects the way you learn.

• You will be able to see specialist equipment, and try it in some cases. The Needs Assessor will discuss your needs with you.

• The Needs Assessor will answer any questions and explain any recommendations. If you want one, you will get a draft of the Needs Assessment Report to check.

• The Needs Assessment Centre will treat as confidential all the information you give them, and the report they write about your DSA Needs Assessment. They have a duty to do this under the Data Protection Act.

Your Needs Assessor will write a DSA Needs Report which will list any types of Assistive Technology and Specialist Support you will need, how much it will cost, where to get it from, and any training you may need to make best use of the Assistive Technology.