As a registered blind person who is not able to read print I benefited, as a disabled student from the Disabled Student’s Allowance (DSA) which enabled me to purchase a Kurzweil reading machine. The Kurzweil translated printed text into speech via scanning books, documents etc enabling me to access material which was only available in print. The Kurzweil was extremely important in allowing me to study independently and obtain my BA and, later an MA in political theory.
I was concerned to read in The Guardian that the government intends to cut the amount of money available through the DSA due to it’s potential impact on people with disabilities. The support provided via the DSA is vital to many disabled students and the reduction of that assistance could cause disabled people to either not go on to further and/or higher education or (if they do go on) to suffer academically due to the lack of adequate support. I will be writing to my MP to raise my concerns. For the article please visit, http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/may/20/disabled-students-shut-out-government-cuts-allowance
K Morris - Poet 
Hi! Haven’t chatted in a while! I think that there are lots of changes going on at the moment and that will continue to be the case as we approach the next election. It is sad that a lot of the cuts seem to affect those such as yourself and my son but I guess all we can do is precisely what you have decided to do. Write to our MP’s and hope that some of our voices get heard. Good luck with it all and I hope that you are keeping well? 🙂