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		<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->{"id":2036,"date":"2014-07-01T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T09:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2014-07-01T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T09:24:48","slug":"funding-cuts-to-disabled-students-will-hit-some-universities-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/funding-cuts-to-disabled-students-will-hit-some-universities-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding cuts to disabled students will hit some universities hard"},"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\", \"Funding cuts to disabled students will hit some universities hard\", \"2036\", 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\", \"2036\", 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\u00a0<a title=\"Guardian: funding cuts to disabled students will hit some universities hard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/higher-education-network\/blog\/2014\/jul\/01\/universities-should-be-worried-funding-cuts-disabled-students\">my article on the institutional implications of changes to Disabled Students Allowances<\/a>. This piece identifies how cuts will have\u00a0repercussions for the higher education sector as whole, not just students.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2041\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 573px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2041\" src=\"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Guardian-DSAs-2.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Guardian article on institutional impact of cuts to DSAs\" width=\"569\" height=\"902\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog?longdesc=2041&amp;referrer=2036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Guardian-DSAs-2.jpg 569w, https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Guardian-DSAs-2-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a id=\"longdesc-return-2041\"><\/a> Image of Guardian article on institutional impact of cuts to DSAs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd July) changes to Disabled Students&#8217; Allowances will be debated in the House of Commons\u00a0in <a style=\"color: #1155cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/services.parliament.uk\/calendar\/#!\/calendar\/Commons\/WestminsterHall\/2014\/7\/2\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">\u2018Westminster Hall\u2019 debate<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from 2.30pm &#8211; 4.30pm. \u00a0Many MPs have expressed their concern about cuts to DSAs through parliamentary questions and by signing <span style=\"color: blue;\"><a style=\"color: #1155cc;\" title=\"Early Day Motion 48\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/edm\/2014-15\/48\">Early Day Motion (EDM) 48<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(which has 95 signatories at time of writing). If you want to protect\u00a0DSAs, the National Union of Students and other organisations are calling upon all students and supporters\u00a0to lobby their MPs to attend the debate:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To ensure there are as many MPs as possible taking part, do get in touch with your MP to ask them to attend and speak at the debate. We have created <a title=\"Template letter for lobbying MPs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.org.uk\/en\/take-action\/liberation-campaigns\/dontcutmeout---lobby-your-mp-over-cuts-to-dsa\/\">a template letter which you can use<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And keep using the #degreesofdiscrimination hashtag on twitter and tweeting at your MPs too!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you want to attend the debate, there is no system of tickets or advanced booking. Places are limited and visitors are admitted on a first come, first served basis. <a title=\"Westminster Hall debates webpage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/visiting\/visiting-and-tours\/watch-committees-and-debates\/westminster-hall-debates\/\">More information and details are available on the Westminster Hall pages of the UK parliament website<\/a>.<\/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\", \"Funding cuts to disabled students will hit some universities hard\", \"2036\", 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\", \"2036\", 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\u00a0my article on the institutional implications of changes to Disabled Students Allowances. This piece identifies how cuts will have\u00a0repercussions for the higher education sector as whole, not just students. Tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd July) changes to Disabled Students&#8217; Allowances will be debated in the House of Commons\u00a0in \u2018Westminster Hall\u2019 debate\u00a0from 2.30pm &#8211; 4.30pm. 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