Contact Associates provide evidence-based assessments of individuals’ needs for non-DSA funded students.

Our experienced team of assessors deliver high quality assessments of need for non-DSA funded students with specific learning differences such as dyslexia, autism, mental health related difficulties, visual or hearing impairments and long-term chronic disabilities or physical disabilities.

This enables non-DSA students to access any specialist equipment and/or one-to-one support in-order to fulfil their learning potential.

We currently work with Higher Education Providers (HEPs) across the UK and recommendations often include:

• One to one Non-Medical Help (NMH) support, such as Specialist Mentoring support and/or Specialist one-to-one Study Skills & Strategies support.
• A laptop/computer, dependent on need.
• Assistive technology (AT), for example, text to speech software to aid with reading difficulties, web apps to record lectures for those who find keeping up with note-taking problematic and/or software to aid with planning and organisation.
• Training on how to use the assistive software: to ensure the student makes good use of any recommendations made.

If you were assessed by Contact Associates on or before 23 Feb 2024, have received your DSA support and have a query, we are still here to support you. Please contact us via our Zelda portal or by email at admin@contact-associates.co.uk.

If you were assessed by Contact Associates on or after 26 Feb 2024 and have a query, please contact us via our Zelda portal or by email at dsa@capita.com.