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<p>Higher Education providers have legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010
to support disabled students, including those with visual impairments, for example,
by making reasonable adjustments. The responsibility to support students should include
communicating what support and services are available. Alongside this, eligible students
can receive support through Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs), which can help with
the costs of additional learning-related equipment, personal support and travel disabled
students may incur. Visually impaired students eligible for DSAs receive specialist
professional support, for example in making the best use of specialist equipment and
in modifying learning materials into accessible formats.</p><p>I recently met organisations
who represent visually impaired students, and agreed that the department will work
with them to ensure the support available through DSAs continues to enable visually
impaired students to participate fully in higher education.</p><p> </p>
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