Last week the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference supported UCU’s emergency motion calling for a campaign against the ‘modernisation’ (abolition) of Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). A day of action has been called on by the National Union of Students (NUS) on Friday 6 June 2014.

DSA is a vital support for many disabled students, helping many to access education. Students receiving DSA are more likely to reach a first or upper class second honours degree than disabled students who do not receive an allowance.

At a time when the government has already made savage cuts to disabled people?s benefits and cuts to local government funding, we cannot let this continue.

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