Information for disabled and dyslexic students

The School Disability and Mental Health Liaison Officer is Dr Brendan Stone. If you have a disability, medical condition, or specific learning difficulty, we strongly encourage you to contact him and the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service (DDSS).

The DDSS is a confidential and friendly service which offers a range of support, including:

• Liaising with academic staff and central services about disabled students’ support needs
• Helping students to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowances
• Organising support workers, e.g. note takers, readers, library support, scribes, interpreters
• Advising on specialist equipment and technology
• Referring dyslexic students for study skills support, at the English Language Teaching Centre
• Referring students who think that they might be dyslexic for diagnostic assessments with an Educational Psychologist
• Putting students in contact with local and national external agencies who offer support and advice to disabled people on specific issues
• Formalising alternative arrangements for examinations and assessments, e.g. extra time in examinations; reasonable adjustments to assessment tasks; or alternative assessment formats.

For further information, please contact the contact the DDSS:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/disability/

If you require alternative exam arrangements, please make sure that you contact the DDSS at the earliest opportunity.