Disability Support

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 01803 540728

If you have a physical, sensory, learning or mental health difficulty or disability, you may find it impacts on your ability to study or is exacerbated by studying.  

You may not think of yourself as disabled, but when studying in higher education, your condition is likely to be considered a disability and may be eligible for additional support. But do not worry, we have extensive experience in supporting disabled students, and we can help you access this support to enable you to reach your full potential.  

Eligible conditions include a sensory or mobility impairment, an ongoing long-term/progressive medical condition such as epilepsy or chronic fatigue syndrome; a mental-health condition such as depression, anxiety or borderline personality disorder; Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), or a specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia. If you are not sure you have a learning difficulty, you can use this guide to help.  

Universal offer for all students 

All students benefit from UCSD’s universal offer, but this may be particularly useful for students with difficulties or disabilities, which includes: 

• Lesson resources being available on Moodle and/or MS Teams at least 48 hours prior to the lesson 
• A varied range of assessments across your programme of study to allow students to shine in a range of tasks. Please note, courses regulated by professional bodies have less flexibility to develop their assessment tasks 
• Inclusive assessments, where possible, that give all students the time and space to plan, research and prepare their assessments 
• Recording of taught lessons, where practicable, with an audio transcription and the ability to turn on captions 
• A range of online tools to help you develop your academic skills and assessment submissions
• Access to one-to-one study skills support from the HE Study team, in the UCSD Student Support Hub. 

Additional individual support for your disability

How your additional individual support is organised will depend on the course you are studying and how it is being funded. If in doubt, contact [email protected] and they will be able to support you. Our team will guide and assist you from the initial enquiry, inform and liaise with external providers on your behalf, and signpost you to additional resources and services where required. 

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