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		<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->{"id":2001,"date":"2014-04-24T11:54:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T11:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2014-04-24T11:54:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T11:54:55","slug":"cuts-to-dsas-will-put-studies-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/cuts-to-dsas-will-put-studies-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuts to grant funding for disabled students will put their studies at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<!-- BEGIN ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_START:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\tshowOdiogoReadNowButton (\"687068\", \"Cuts to grant funding for disabled students will put their studies at risk\", \"2001\", 290, 55);\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<br\/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\tshowInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame (\"687068\", \"2001\", 290, 0);\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_END:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Today <a title=\"Cuts to grant funding for disabled students will put their studies at risk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/higher-education-network\/blog\/2014\/apr\/24\/cuts-disabled-students-allowance-put-studies-at-risk\">the Guardian<\/a> published my evidenced-based take on proposed cuts to Disabled Students Allowances.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2005\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2005\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 440px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/higher-education-network\/blog\/2014\/apr\/24\/cuts-disabled-students-allowance-put-studies-at-risk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2005\" alt=\"Image of article on cuts to disability grants on Guardian website\" src=\"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/guardian-article.jpg\" width=\"436\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/guardian-article.jpg 436w, https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/guardian-article-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of article on cuts to disability grants on Guardian website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On April 6th 2014, the minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP, announced sweeping cuts and changes to Disabled Students&#8217; Allowances in England. These cuts threaten disabled and dyslexic students&#8217; studies.<\/p>\n<p>I strongly advise all UK readers to <a title=\"UK petition against cuts to DSAs\" href=\"http:\/\/epetitions.direct.gov.uk\/petitions\/63748\">petition these cuts<\/a> and <a title=\"Contact your MP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theyworkforyou.com\/mps\/\">contact you MPs<\/a> to ensure a parliamentary debate and Equality Impact Assessment before any changes to DSAs are made.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<!-- BEGIN ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_START:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\tshowOdiogoReadNowButton (\"687068\", \"Cuts to grant funding for disabled students will put their studies at risk\", \"2001\", 290, 55);\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<br\/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\tshowInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame (\"687068\", \"2001\", 290, 0);\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_END:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t\n<p>Today the Guardian published my evidenced-based take on proposed cuts to Disabled Students Allowances.\u00a0 On April 6th 2014, the minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP, announced sweeping cuts and changes to Disabled Students&#8217; Allowances in England. These cuts threaten disabled and dyslexic students&#8217; studies. 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