Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) - is a government fund that can pay for additional support, such as specialist software, one-to-one support and travel. SHU DSA webpages
Learning Contract - a Sheffield Hallam University document that outlines the adjustments students can receive in the learning, teaching and assessment on their course. SHU Learning contract webpages
Reasonable adjustments - are a legal requirement under the Equality Act (2010). Employers and service providers are required to make 'reasonable adjustments' that will allow disabled people to access the same opportunities and services as non-disabled people. Please note, what is reasonable for one organisation may be impossible for another.
Sandwich placement - these are typically a year long and take place during the 3rd year of a four-year undergraduate degree (or the 2nd year of a postgraduate degree). More information can be found here: 10 things you need to know about placements.
Sensory processing - refers to the way the nervous system receives, interprets, and responds to sensory information from the environment and the body. This includes input from the five traditional senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) as well as the vestibular sense (balance and spatial orientation) and proprioception (body awareness and movement).
