The Disabled Students’ Allowance Modernisation Update 2022
On Wednesday 23rd February 2022, Student Finance England presented an update on the modernisation of the Disabled Students’ Allowance Scheme for England and Wales.
In the video below, Antony Ruck, CEO of Aventido, gives a summary of what was shared to almost 300 representatives for student bodies, technology, and training suppliers.
Antony gives an insight into the following:
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What are the driving influences of The Disabled Students’ Allowance Modernisation Update 2022?
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What does the modernisation encompass?
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What does the proposal look like?
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What timescales should we be expecting?
As plans for the Disabled Students’ Allowance for England and Wales develop, Antony and the team at Aventido will keep you up to date on what is happening.
We will be providing updates on this website as well as the Aventido LinkedIn page which you can find and then follow.
Antony Ruck
Antony has been part of the AT industry since 1999, working with manufacturers, publishers, standards organisations and service providers to deliver first class products and customer experience.
In addition to being the co-founder and CEO of Aventido Limited, he has also provided volunteer support for the British Standards Institute, co-created ATEC (the Assistive Technology Exhibition and Conference), been Chair of BATA, and is the first co-Chair of the newly formed DATEurope.
In 2015 Antony was elected Chair of BATA (the British Assistive Technology Association), a UK membership organisation for AT publishers and manufacturers, service providers, the Assessment community, Trainers, AT users, and Blue-Chip organisations. BATA campaigns for the rights and interests of those needing Assistive Technology, working in collaboration with Government departments such as the Cabinet Office, the Home Office, DfE and DWP.
During his tenure at BATA, and recognising the changing commercial and political landscape in Europe, Antony has worked with colleagues from the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to found DATEurope – a new European association to represent the digital assistive technology industry.
Antony has presented on the advancement of assistive technology and the AT industry at events such as ATIA, BETT, ATEC, OneCPD, NNAC, ATF Switzerland, and The Workplace Health and Wellbeing Show.
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Have I got this right - if you are an assessment centre currently but are not able to supply IT equipment and / or training you won't be able to tender?
Hi Barry. It's our understanding that SFE/SFW require bids for the end-to-end process of assessment, supply and training.