Disability support
Welcome to Disability Services
Disability Advisers work alongside you to identify how your disability or condition impacts your teaching, learning, assessment and access to physical and digital resources, and to help coordinate support and adjustments.
Disability Services work with students who have a disability or condition which impacts on their study. This includes students or applicants who have:
- Specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia
- Ongoing mental health difficulties
- Long-term medical conditions such as diabetes, cancer, Crohn's disease
- Social communication difficulties such as autism
- ADHD
- Physical or mobility difficulties
- Hearing impairments or hearing loss
- Visual impairments
Current announcements
Exam - cut off dates for exam support
- Request an appointment using the Disability Services Appointment Request Form
- Make an appointment at any of our iPoints
- Ring iPoint on 01484 471001
- Email Disability Services with your availability and the reason for the appointment at disability@hud.ac.uk
Current students
If you are studying at the University, please see the disability related information about teaching, assessment, exams, placements, support workers, DSA and more. There's also guidance for international students and apprentices and information about specific disabilities.
Applicants
If you are interested in or applying to the University of Huddersfield and you have a disability, find out more about preparing for University and the support once you are on your course.
Disability Support
Disability Support
Find out about the range of support on offer through Disability Services
Information for University staff
Find information for staff working with disabled students, including guidelines, disability-related policies and procedures.
Information for DSA Needs Assessors
Find out what you need to know ahead of carrying out a needs assessment, including details of our in-house Learning Support Service and NMH rates.