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Introduction
This Guide gives an overview of the funding available from August 2006 for disabled learners and is a useful guide to practitioners giving advice to others.
Skill Scotland: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities has an Information Service that can provide information to disabled people, and those who work with disabled people, about any aspect of post-16 education, training and employment.
Skill Scotland Information Service
tel/text: 0800 328 5050, Monday-Thursday 1.30-4.30pm
website:www.skill.org.uk
email:admin@skillscotland.org.uk
This booklet uses the term 'disabled learners' to refer to learners with a wide range of impairments, such as those who have sensory impairments, physical impairments, mental health difficulties, dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorders, epilepsy, diabetes, etc.
This booklet provides information about the different types of financial support that is available to disabled learners, including general financial support and funding specifically available for disabled people. It also summarises information about getting welfare benefits as a disabled student.
You can get further information about financial support for learners from these booklets:
- Helping you meet the costs of learning: your guide to funding 2006-2007
- Helping you meet the costs of learning: students with dependent children 2006-2007
- Helping you meet the costs of learning: part-time study 2006-2007
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