Disability Services at Leeds

Disability Services recommends academic support to disabled students and postgraduate researchers at the University of Leeds. 

What is “disability”?

"Disability" is a very broad term. It encompasses a range of physical, mental, neurological and chronic conditions. This means we support a large number of students at Leeds.

In law, a person has a disability if their condition has a substantial and long term effect on their daily activities. 

For a student, this might include taking notes, writing, researching, reading,  and moving between multiple locations.

This includes people who: 

  • are D/deaf or hearing impaired
  • are blind or visually impaired
  • have a physical disability, and/or mobility difficulties
  • have a specific learning difficulty (for example, dyslexia or dyspraxia)
  • have a neurodevelopmental condition (for example, AD(H)D)
  • have a neurological condition (for example, MS, epilepsy, Tourette Syndrome, stammer)
  • are autistic
  • have a mental health condition
  • have a long-term medical condition (e.g. chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma, diabetes, cancer, HIV)
  • have a combination of these

Getting support

Disability Services recommends academic adjustments to your learning and exams. This might include:

  • Exam arrangements (extra time, use of a PC, timetabling changes)
  • Extensions to deadlines
  • Permission to record lectures
  • Receiving material in advance
  • Ongoing advice throughout your time at Leeds

Register with us

To access support:

  1. Complete a short sign-up form
  2. Provide supporting information about your disability

Additional sources of support

Contact us 

How to find us:

Watch this video to find us from LUU.

  1. With your back to the Students’ Union building, walk towards the Great Hall and the Clothworkers Arch
  2. Pass through the arch and continue through the courtyard 
  3. Continue straight with the School of Media and Communication on your left
  4. Disability Services is in the Chemistry West building at the end of the path

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