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
Disabled Student' Allowance - new and returning students 2026-2027
If you are starting University this year and you have not applied for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), please start your application now. It can take an average of 14 weeks for the support to be put in place. Please see our DSA web pages for details about what support is provided through DSA and how to apply. Please note, if you are a Postgraduate Student, you can apply for DSA ahead of the main student finance postgraduate launch on 20 July 2026.
If you are a part time or postgraduate student, you will need to reapply for the DSA each academic year so the support continues. Please apply using the DSA 1 Form for the appropriate academic year - here's the link to the DSA 1 Form for 2026/2027. When you receive a letter or email from your funding body to confirm the continuation of your DSA, please send a copy to disability@hud.ac.uk - thanks.
If you need further guidance with the DSA, please contact us - 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.