Students with disabilities

Provision

1. The University of Sheffield welcomes disabled students and is committed to respond appropriately and effectively to their additional support requirements. For further information please refer to the University publication "Information for Disabled and Dyslexic Students".

2. The Disability and Dyslexia Support Service (D&DSS) is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the support of students with disabilities and/or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia. When necessary, the service liaises with academic departments and other University support services (the University Counselling Service, for example) on behalf of individual students.

3. If you have a disability it is important that you make contact with both the D&DSS and your academic department well in advance of your arrival at the University in order to outline your support requirements, so that any necessary planning can be undertaken and it can be ensured that you are given appropriate advice regarding the support, equipment and facilities available to you here.

4. a. The D&DSS has funding available to help to meet the cost of any academic support which international and EU students require as a result of their disabilities. These funds can be used to pay for many different kinds of support, including support workers (e.g. note-takers or proof-readers) and assistive software or equipment to enable a disabled student to effectively access his/her course.

b. Neither the D&DSS nor the University in general is able to cover any costs relating to personal care or recreational support which a disabled student requires as a result of his/her impairment. Personal care support includes assistance with shopping, cooking, cleaning, washing and toileting. Recreational support centres upon offering assistance to enable an individual to participate in non-academic recreational activities such as visiting friends, attending Student Union society events or going to the cinema. A students with disabilities is likely to require assistance in order to undertake these kinds of tasks or activities during his/her time at the University needs to ensure in advance that he/she has sufficient personal funding to cover the cost of such support.

5. If you have any queries regarding University accommodation, please contact Accommodation & Commercial Services directly.

Further Information

1. An electronic version of the handbook Information for Disabled and Dyslexic Students can be accessed on the D&DSS website: www.sheffield.ac.uk/disability
2. If you have any further questions about academic disability support at the University please contact the D&DSS.

Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 1303
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 1373

email : Disability.Info@sheffield.ac.uk