Support available for disabled students
Support from Disability Services:
Disability Services make recommendations for your learning and teaching
How to apply:
1. Complete online sign up form
2. Provide evidence of your disability
What we offer:
Disability services make recommendations for:
1. University exam arrangements
2. Teaching and learning adjustments
Support from your academic School:
Academic schools implement recommendations
How to contact:
Email the Disability Contact in your academic School with disability-related queries
What they offer:
1. Academic schools implement recommendations made for teaching and learning.
2. Your School also manages the process of mitigating circumstances, including extension requests and additional consideration
Funded support for taught UK students
How to apply:
Disabled Students Allowances (DSA). Apply via your funding body by completing the application form, providing evidence and having a needs assessment.
What they offer:
Examples of funded support, depending on impact of disability:
· One-to-one study skills tutor
· One-to-one specialist mentor
· Assistive technology software
· Laptop (£200 student contribution)
· Ergonomic equipment
· Taxi allowance
· Printing, ink & paper allowance
Funded support for international and PGR students
How to apply:
Contact disability@leeds.ac.uk
Check the PGR funding checker to see what you might be able to access
What they offer:
Examples of funded support, depending on impact of disability:
· One-to-one study skills tutor
· One-to-one specialist mentor
· Assistive technology software
· Laptop (£200 student contribution)
· Ergonomic equipment
· Taxi allowance
· Printing, ink & paper allowance
What do you want to know?
- Who are Disability Services?
- Am I disabled? Can I access support?
- Support available from Disability Services
- Registering with Disability Services (NB: you can do this now, even if you have not yet decided on Leeds!)
- Disabled Students’ Allowances: extra funding for additional support
- Find your Disability Contact
- Applicant checklist: helping you through the process of applying to Leeds as a disabled applicant
- Accommodation for disabled students
