Disability support funding at Murray Edward’s

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Dear Murray Edwards College, Cambridge,

1. I would like to know whether Murray Edwards college contributes any funding towards diagnoses of ADHD and autism carried out by Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC) at Cambridge, for students belonging to the college.
2. If the answer to the above question is yes, I would like to know the percentage or amount of funding that is contributed towards the diagnoses and if a student needs to meet any criteria (please specify the criteria) in order to be eligible for the funding.
3. I would like to know whether the college funds any alternative support for autism, ADHD or other learning difficulties, through routes other than the ADRC. For example, private diagnoses or online mental health services.

Yours faithfully,

Esther Knowles

Freedom of Information, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge

Dear Esther Knowles

Thank you for your email

Please find the reply below.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Hopwood

RJ Hopwood MBA FCCA

Bursar and Fellow

Murray Edwards College

Huntingdon Road

Cambridge, CB3 0DF

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1. I would like to know whether Murray Edwards college contributes any funding towards diagnoses of ADHD and autism carried out by Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC) at Cambridge, for students belonging to the college.

No

2. If the answer to the above question is yes, I would like to know the percentage or amount of funding that is contributed towards the diagnoses and if a student needs to meet any criteria (please specify the criteria) in order to be eligible for the funding.

3. I would like to know whether the college funds any alternative support for autism, ADHD or other learning difficulties, through routes other than the ADRC. For example, private diagnoses or online mental health services.

The College contributes 50% of the cost of an education assessment.

The College contributes £100 towards the cost of a psychiatric assessment.

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