Referral Form

Please complete this form, if you require any assistance please call our friendly office staff who will endeavour to assist your needs.

Alternatively if you wish to print out a copy of our referral form to fill in at your own leisure, you can obtain a copy by clicking on the following link Referral Form

On completion of the referral form, it would be helpful if you could contact your Disability Advisor. This is at your discretion and is not obligatory.

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Surname: *

First names (in full): *


Home address: *

Telephone number: *

Email address: *

Term time address:

Telephone number:

Mobile telephone number:

Email address:


Date of birth:


Please give the name of your funding body (Local Education (LA), National Health Student Grants (NHS), or other Sponsoring Agency

Please give your Customer Reference Number (You will find this on the letter you received from the Funding Body (SFE, NHS or Sponsoring Agency)


Please give the name of the university or college where you are / will be studying

Name of course:

Date course starts / started:

Length of course:

Current year of study:

Is your course:

Undergraduate Full Time

Undergraduate Part Time

Top Up

Post-Graduate Taught Full Time

Post-Graduate Taught Part Time

Post-Graduate Research Full Time

Post-Graduate Research Part Time

Have you ever had a DSA Assessment before?

Yes

No

Name of course tutor:

Tutor's email address:

Tutor's telephone number:


Referred by:


Information on Your Disability and How it Affects Your Learning
Any information given will be treated as strictly confidential, and will only be used to ensure you have as full an assessment of your needs as possible

What is your disability, medical condition, or mental health problem?


How does your disability or condition affect your ability to study? Please give details


If You Are Deaf, Do You Use:

Lip Reading

BSL

Personal Assistive Technology Used

Do You Use Any Other Aids or Technology to Assist Your Study? e.g. a computer, keyguard, magnifying aids?

Yes

No

Do You Use Any Software? e.g. Microsoft Office / Word, screen enlarging software, voice recognition software, etc?

Yes

No

If yes, please give details:


Previous Examination Requirements

Have You Previously Been Awarded Extra Time for Examinations?

Yes

No

If yes, how much extra time per hour was awarded?

Were you given:

A separate room

Yes

No

Rest breaks

Yes

No

Alternative Format Papers

Yes

No

If yes, tell us what format, e.g. disk, enlarged text (to what size?), coloured paper (what colour?), audiotape, etc.

Did You Have a Reader to Ensure You Understood the Questions Correctly?

Yes

No

How Did You Produce Your Written Work in Examinations?

Writing

Word Processing

Amanuensis / Scribe

Please give details of any other examination arrangements you have received:


Previous Education

It would be helpful for you (not compulsory) to provide full details of the courses you studied at college or 6th Form, including when and where you studied them, and the grades you achieved.


Other Further Education or Higher Education Courses

It would helpful for you (not compulsory) to provide full details of other courses you studied at college or university previously, including when and where you studied them, and which grades you achieved.


Please Provide Brief Employment Details

It would helpful for you (not compulsory) to provide brief details of your employment history.


About Your Higher Education Course

It will be very helpful if you can tell us how your course is delivered. Please tick any of the following that apply:

Lectures

Tutorials

Seminars

Group Work

Computer Labs

Science Labs

Workshops

Studio Work

Performance

Placement

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) / Internet

Others, please specify:

How many days per week are you expected to attend?

How many hours per week do you have lectures / tutorials / seminars?

How many modules do you undertake on average per week?


Are you expected to undertake:

Placements

How many?

Duration

Home or Abroad

Study Visits / Field Trips

How many?

Duration

Home or Abroad

Residential Visits

How many?

Duration

Home or Abroad


How is your course assessed? Please tick any of the following that apply:

Course Assignments (essays)

Practical Work

Examinations - closed book

Examinations - open book

Dissertation

Thesis

Viva

Exhibitions

Oral Presentations

Placement and Report

Other, please specify:

N.B. If you have difficulty completing this section we can contact your course tutor. Please ensure that you have given their details at the start of this document.


Course Hardware and Software

N.B. If you are unsure of the answers to these questions, please give contact details of your course technician or someone whom we could contact.

Please give details of the computer hardware or software used on your course

Do you use a:

PC

Mac

Which software do you use for the following:

Word Processing

Databases

Spreadsheets

Presentations

Other course software used, please state:

Contact details of your course technician (IT Helpdesk for your course):

Name:

Title:

Contact Telephone:

Email:


Support Services at Your University or College

Please provide the contact details of the Disability Support Service at your University or College:

Name:

Title:

Address:

Telephone:

Email:

I agree that Broadbent & Co, and the disability advisor at my university or college may exchange information about my application for DSA, where this is necessary to make sure I get the help I need.


Once you have completed this form, and are sure the information provided is correct, please click the 'submit' button below to send your details to our team. Someone will be in contact shortly.



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