Australia - Educational support Infrastructure Educational Disability for disabled students Salaries support for Support Equipment Ongoing operations of general disabled students Program disability support or personal Equipment (DSP) care to students Ireland - Fund Assistive Assistive technology Assessment or diagnosis of a for Students technology equipment and disability; with equipment and software; Any medical equipment, Disabilities software; Personal assistance; assistance or support; Personal Academic/learning Services that can reasonably Assistance; support; and be expected to be provided by Note-takers; the college (e.g. Counselling Transport. service) or by another agency Irish Sign (e.g. Local health service); Language Interpreters; Course-related equipment, books, materials or software SpeedText; (i.e. Applicable to all students Subject-specific on the course); tutorials; Support or assistance Study skills provided outside the Support; and academic year, or periods Travel Costs/ during the academic year Transport. when the college is closed; Subsistence, mileage and accommodation costs for personal assistants, speed-text operators or ISL interpreters; Staff training and development policy work or research; Repairs, technical support, insurance or warranty costs arising from equipment purchased for students approved for support under the fund; and Policy work or research. Source: Higher Education Authority: Fund for Students with Disabilities Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions for academic year 2015-16; A guide to Disabled Allowances 2016 Students’ to 2017 available at http://media.slc.co.uk/sfe/1617/ft/sfe_disabled_students_allowance_guide_1617_d.pdf; Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Other Grants Guidelines (Education) 2012 (DIISRTE)
Australia - Disability Support Program (DSP) Educational support for disabled students Equipment Educational support for disabled students Equipment Infrastructure Salaries Ongoing operations of general disability support or personal care to students Ireland - Fund for Students with Disabilities Assistive technology equipment and software; Personal Assistance; Note-takers; Irish Sign Language Interpreters; SpeedText; Subject-specific tutorials; Study skills Support; and Travel Costs/ Transport. Assistive technology equipment and software; Personal assistance; Academic/learning support; and Transport. Assessment or diagnosis of a disability; Any medical equipment, assistance or support; Services that can reasonably be expected to be provided by the college (e.g. Counselling service) or by another agency (e.g. Local health service); Course-related equipment, books, materials or software (i.e. Applicable to all students on the course); Support or assistance provided outside the academic year, or periods during the academic year when the college is closed; Subsistence, mileage and accommodation costs for personal assistants, speed-text operators or ISL interpreters; Staff training and development policy work or research; Repairs, technical support, insurance or warranty costs arising from equipment purchased for students approved for support under the fund; and Policy work or research. Source: Higher Education Authority: Fund for Students with Disabilities Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions for academic year 2015-16; A guide to Disabled Students’ Allowances 2016 to 2017 available at http://media.slc.co.uk/sfe/1617/ft/sfe_disabled_students_allowance_guide_1617_d.pdf; Higher Education Support Act 2003 - Other Grants Guidelines (Education) 2012 (DIISRTE)
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