Services Assistive Technology Alternative Format Laptop/Desktop/Tablet Computers • • Targeted Transport Assistive Technology Software • • ISL/Speedtext Assistive Technology Other • • – Note Takers (Including electronic notetaking) • Personal Assistants • Photocopying • Study Skills/Learning Support • Targeted Transport • Tuition Subject Specific Tuition • – Other Services • The majority of expenditure has come under the category of Services (88.6% of overall expenditure), followed by assistive technology (11.0% of overall expenditure). Within the category of Services, the two sub-categories which account for the largest expenditure are: Study Skills/Learning Support This accounted for the largest proportion of expenditure each year • – under the Fund with of overall expenditure across the three academic years; and 22.0% (€5.7m) Personal Assistants This accounted for the second largest proportion of expenditure each year under • – the Fund with of the overall expenditure across the three academic years. 18.1% (€4.7m) Expenditure under the different categories has remained steady over the years 2012/13 to 2014/15 with the largest proportional change being a five percentage point drop in expenditure on ISL/Speedtext between 2012/13 and 2014/15. The seven pie charts in the figure below show the proportion of expenditure under each category overall and at the six different institution types; certain expenditure categories have been combined to allow for this analysis (See Appendix D Part 1 for full details) and as such the expenditure has been categorised – as follows; Assistive Technologies Including Laptop/Desktop/Tablet Computers; Software; and Other • – Services Notetakers • – Services ISL/Speedtext • – Services Personal Assistants • – Services Targeted Transport • – Services Tuition Subject Specific Tuition • – – Services Study skills/learning support • – Other Including Services (Alternative Formats; Needs Assessments; Photocopying; Other Services); • – and Other (where limited information on expenditure is provided: Q4 Estimate and Total Only (No
Services Assistive Technology • Alternative Format • Targeted Transport • ISL/Speedtext • Note Takers (Including electronic notetaking) • Personal Assistants • Photocopying • Study Skills/Learning Support • Targeted Transport • Tuition – Subject Specific Tuition • Other Services • Laptop/Desktop/Tablet Computers • Assistive Technology Software • Assistive Technology – Other The majority of expenditure has come under the category of Services (88.6% of overall expenditure), followed by assistive technology (11.0% of overall expenditure). Within the category of Services, the two sub-categories which account for the largest expenditure are: • Study Skills/Learning Support – This accounted for the largest proportion of expenditure each year under the Fund with 22.0% (€5.7m) of overall expenditure across the three academic years; and • Personal Assistants – This accounted for the second largest proportion of expenditure each year under the Fund with 18.1% (€4.7m) of the overall expenditure across the three academic years. Expenditure under the different categories has remained steady over the years 2012/13 to 2014/15 with the largest proportional change being a five percentage point drop in expenditure on ISL/Speedtext between 2012/13 and 2014/15. The seven pie charts in the figure below show the proportion of expenditure under each category overall and at the six different institution types; certain expenditure categories have been combined to allow for this analysis (See Appendix D – Part 1 for full details) and as such the expenditure has been categorised as follows; • Assistive Technologies – Including Laptop/Desktop/Tablet Computers; Software; and Other • Services – Notetakers • Services – ISL/Speedtext • Services – Personal Assistants • Services – Targeted Transport • Services – Tuition – Subject Specific Tuition • Services – Study skills/learning support • Other – Including Services (Alternative Formats; Needs Assessments; Photocopying; Other Services); and Other (where limited information on expenditure is provided: Q4 Estimate and Total Only (No
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