Students and staff with a severe disability or exceptional special needs may be entitled to extra funding to cover associated costs on their Erasmus placement. The Institution’s Erasmus co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring all the necessary paperwork is completed and arrangements are made at the host institution to meet the needs of the student. Students who need to apply for a special needs allowance should do so via their home Institution before the start of the academic year in which the mobility activity is scheduled to take place.The Erasmus Co-ordinator will need to complete the Annex for Disability or Exceptional Special Needs as part of the application process.

You may also find some helpful information from some of the sites listed below:

The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education is a unique organisation in the field of special needs education: an independent, self governing organisation supported by the Ministries of Education in 15 participating EU countries.

Disability directory for LEA Awards Officers: Fifth Edition is available on the administrators and LEA pages of the DfES website. In keeping with the arrangements for making available LEA guidance chapters, LEAs and HEIs are asked to access the Directory via their website. It is designed to help Awards Officers make informed and consistent decisions when dealing with applications for student support involving Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs). The Directory cannot cover all individual circumstances, and it is not designed to do so. Decisions on whether to make a DSA payment to a student as part of their student support rests with the Awards Officer, whose decision should be based on the evidence presented in the case. The Directory offers advice on where further help might be sought on individual cases.

The ultimate objective of all disability related activities at the European Commission is to promote equality of opportunities and to facilitate access to rights for all people with disabilities. Their site includes news and useful guides and forms.

SKILL is the National Bureau for Students with disabilities that promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.