In this episode of the Dyslexia Explored Podcast, hosts Darius Namdaran and Jo Lee welcome returning guest Kerry Pace to give a practical guide for UK university students with dyslexia or other learning differences who have been awarded Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). Kerry explains what the DSA grant award letter looks like, why it’s a “golden ticket,” and how to read the key tables showing software/equipment and non-medical helper support such as specialist study skills tutoring and mentoring. She outlines what study skills sessions can cover, how support can be used flexibly, why students should start early rather than wait for crisis, and what to do if they don’t gel with a tutor. The conversation highlights how tutoring helps apply assistive tech, build strategies, save time and energy, improve marks, and develop transferable skills and self-advocacy.

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Links: 

• Ivvi: https://www.ivvi.app/ 
• what is dyslexia: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexia/about-dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia 
• Diverse Learners Website - www.diverse-learners.co.uk
• Kerry Pace - Don't Give Up On Yourself - https://youtu.be/JDKY0GpjBAk?si=-Xq6TboPzmFzzV3a
• Research gate for papers and journals I have written on inclusion, dyslexia dyspraxia and neurodiversity 
• YouTube - Youtube.com/diverselearners
• Lived Experience - Dyslexic Nurses- especially Beki, Maria, Dann -  https://youtu.be/pR8stH-ubsQ?si=NXps0tIkgOL05-pD
• What is a mentor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2an1r4lgSA&t=1s
• Linktr.ee has links to all of my social media https://linktr.ee/DiverseLearners
• How to mindmap: https://www.bulletmapacademy.com/mindmap-beginners 
• Kerry’s previous episode 80: https://tinyurl.com/mryrruhr 
• Kerry’s previous episode 81: https://tinyurl.com/2dk3uaba 
• Kerry’s previous episode 99: https://tinyurl.com/4yb3vwr8 
• Kerry’s previous episode 101: https://tinyurl.com/yc3hjdxy 
• Disabled Students Allowance: https://www.ivvi.app/dsa-for-dyslexia
• Howjsay: https://howjsay.com/ 
• Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/ 
• Boolean Search: https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruiting/the-beginners-guide-to-boolean-search-terms 
• Access to Work info - https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work
• Executive Function: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news/tagged/executive-functioning
• BETT Show: https://www.bettshow.com/ 
• British Dyslexia Association: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

Interested in being a guest? Email us at jo@ivvi.app