Study Agent (AT Support)

On-screen Assistive Technology help, exactly when students need it.

Study Agent (AT Support) is a chat-style, on-screen assistant that helps disabled students use their DSA-funded assistive technology in real study tasks – from getting text-to-speech working on a scanned PDF to setting up dictation, mind-mapping or research tools.

It sits alongside AT training to give students clear, step-by-step “how-to” support 24/7, so they can refresh what they’ve learned and keep using their technology confidently and independently.

Video: Watch Study Agent (AT Support) in action….

Who is it for?

Study Agent (AT Support) is designed for:

Disabled students who have been allocated assistive technology (e.g. mind-mapping, text-to-speech, dictation, note-taking, research and organisation tools).
Students who struggle to remember multi-step procedures shown in AT training.
Students with SpLDs (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia) who benefit from simplified language and repeatable sequences.
Students with ADHD or attention-regulation challenges who need short, focused steps and minimal clutter.
Students with ASC, anxiety or mental health conditions who may find live help-seeking stressful.
Students with sensory, physical or long-term health conditions, fatigue or memory difficulties who need low-effort ways to re-enter AT workflows.

How Study Agent (AT Support) helps students use AT independently

Download our one-page overview to see how Study Agent (Assistive Technology Support) helps disabled students use their allocated assistive technology independently and confidently.

The guide outlines the key benefits of Study Agent, including task-led AT guidance, step-by-step support, screenshot-based help and accessibility-aware responses.

Download the one-page benefits guide (PDF)

DSA Needs Assessors

Access our DSA Needs Assessor Toolkit to support clear, consistent recommendations of Study Agent (Assistive Technology Support) within a DSA needs assessment.

Assessor Toolkit