Required Documents

Supporting documents are needed before any exam adjustments can be included in a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP). Adjustments for lectures can be agreed upon with just a conversation with a Disability Adviser. 

The supporting document needs to contain the following information:

• Confirmation of the condition.
• Your name.
• Who the author of the information is, or the information has come from a suitable source e.g. your NHS app.

Examples of suitable documents include:

• 'Form 8' exam adjustments from your previous school or college.
• Existing letters from consultants/specialists to your GP.
• Reports confirming the condition e.g. autism or ADHD assessment reports, or a dyslexia diagnostic report.
• A copy of your GP record summary (your GP surgery should provide this for free, often without the need for seeing a GP).
• A Needs Assessment Report, produced as part of a DSA application.
• Screenshots from your NHS app, provided it contains the required information listed above. 
• An EHCP from your previous school or college.
• A QuickScreen dyslexia screening results report.
• Any documents which have been accepted as part of a DSA application. 

When applying for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) you are required to submit supporting medical evidence. Without it, Student Finance will not approve your DSA application.

Evidence MUST include:

• Confirmation of the diagnosis.
• A description of the impact that the condition has on you.
• Be written by an appropriate professional.

If you have dyslexia, Student Finance will only accept your original diagnostic report, provided it was written by an accredited assessor or an educational psychologist.

Evidence of a medical condition must be provided by an appropriate medical professional, such as your GP, Consultant, or Specialist Nurse.

Suitable evidence may include:

• A letter from your GP especially for applying for DSA (Your GP may charge you for this).
• A completed DSA medical evidence form (Your GP may charge you for completing this).
• Existing letters from Consultants to your GP.
• Existing reports such as an ADHD or ASC diagnostic report.

Evidence for Autism and ADHD - when waiting for an assessment.

If you have a formal diagnosis of autism or ADHD, you should submit your assessment report as evidence for your DSA application.

If you are waiting for an assessment, DSA will accept medical evidence confirming a 'working diagnosis'.

A 'working diagnosis' is a document from your GP confirming that you are experiencing symptoms of an undiagnosed condition which are so significant that the GP considers them to be disabling and that the GP believes them to be due to either autism or ADHD.