DSA Glossary, common abbreviations and terms that may help.

DSA Glossary, common abbreviations and terms that may help.

Here are some of the commonly used terms, abbreviations and words used by DSA/SLC etc, along with their meaning.  

A-F

A2L
Access to Learn
AACL
Access Assessment Centres
AS Autistic spectrum
ASC
AT Assistive technology 
ATT Assistive technology training
ATSP  Assistive technology service provider
CRM/CReaM Customer resource management system
CRN Customer reference number
CPU
Computer/Central Processing Unit - a PC's "brain"
DSA Disabled Students' Allowance. A grant for accessing support while you are studying at university. Although this is called an ‘allowance’, you don’t receive the money directly. Instead, you are granted access to support and services, and the service providers will be funded directly. 
DSA 1 Letter sent by the funding body confirming their acceptance of your application for DSA. 
DSA 2 Letter sent by the funding body confirming their approval of DSA funded support (Notification of Entitlement). 
EU student A student whose home address is in a country within the European Union.
Funding body      Student Finance England, Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland, NHS Student Bursary, UK Research and Innovation

G-R

GPU



Graphics Processing unit, a computers way of displaying , graphics, video, text etc.
Home student A student whose home address is in a country within the United Kingdom.
Legacy Student A student or equipment who may have been supplied/supplied by a now unsupported supplier. These students are called Unsupported by DSA and Legacy by Study Tech
MH  Mental health 
NA Needs assessment 
NAC Needs assessment centre 
Network Student A student who studies remotely/away from a campus.
NAR Needs assessment report
NMH Non-medical help 
NPU
An NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is a specialised processor designed specifically to accelerate AI and machine‑learning tasks directly on the device, rather than relying on the CPU, GPU, or cloud services. A third processor alongside the CPU and GPU for AI
PG Postgraduate
Repair and Replace/R N R A student or equipment who may have been supplied/supplied by a now unsupported supplier. These students are called Unsupported by DSA and Legacy by Study Tech
Remote Student A student who studies remotely/away from a campus.


S-Z

SAAS



Student Awards Agency for Scotland
SFE Student Finance England 
SFW Student Finance Wales 
SLC Student Loans Company 
SpLD  Specific learning difference
Student Finance NI  Student Finance Northern Ireland
UG Undergraduate
UKRI UK Research and Innovation
Unsupported Customer A student or equipment who may have been supplied/supplied by a now unsupported supplier. These students are called Unsupported by DSA and Legacy by Study Tech