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    Supporting disabled students

    Around 20% of our students are disabled. We have a legal obligation to ensure our disabled students have access to appropriate support and to work to remove the barriers to their learning.

    The University provides specialist support to disabled students through Disability Services and guidance is available for staff teaching disabled students

    An overview to supporting disabled students

    This page will provide a quick overview of who we support, how we offer that support and further guidance on how to ensure students receive the right information when they need it.

    Assistive technology

    Disability Services offers advice and training in assistive technology.

    Funding for disabled students

    The main source of funding for disabled students from the UK is the Disabled Students' Allowance.  

    Guidance documents for staff

    This page contains guidance documents from Disability Services for any staff working with disabled students.

    Support worker team

    The Support Worker Team coordinates non-medical helper support for disabled students provided by the University of Leeds. 

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