Disability Services

Disability Services provide support and advice to students with a range of impairments including; medical conditions, autism spectrum conditions, mental health conditions and people with specific learning difficulties (for example, dyslexia). This list is not exhaustive, you will find more information on these pages and we recommend early contact with Disability Services in order to set up support.

How can we help?

Disability Services has a team of advisers. We can provide you with information, advice and guidance, to assist you with:

• Obtaining evidence of your disability 
• Implementing support and reasonable adjustments for your course through a Student Support Plan
• Arranging one-to-one support, for example specialist study skills tuition, mentoring, note taking support, and mobility assistance
• Applying for funding for your support for example Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) and supporting you to arrange a Study Needs Assessment. This can be arranged through an external Assessment Centre or through our Assessment Centre on Teesside.

​If you normally live in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, your application for student finance will be dealt with by the authorities in your own region.

• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• Wales

Notify us of a disability/health conditon

If you would like to notify Disability Services about a disability or health condition, please complete the Disability and Health Notification Form (DHN) below and send it back to us with your evidence.  You will then be assigned an Adviser who can talk to you about the appropriate support that may be available to you.

Students who have registered with Disability Services and have provided sufficient evidence will be assigned an Adviser who can talk to them about specific needs relates to their disability and discuss how this might impact the different activities that may be requested as a student. These ares may include:

• Travelling to and from campus
• Reading and research
• Producing written work
• Organisation and time management
• Presentations and group work
• Access to IT

The Adviser will then discuss options for reasonable adjustments and support to help in these areas so that the student is not at a disadvantage. Some examples of this may be:

• A slip for dyslexic students to attach to assignments and exam papers to assist with marking
• Exam adjustments
• Specific adjustments for presentations, group work, practical sessions, communication
• One to one support within or outside of the classroom
• Recommendation to apply for DSAs to explore DSA funded support such as recording lectures, travel allowances and one to one specialist support such as mentoring and study skills tuition