Disability and dyslexia

A disability is defined as any long-term condition (that lasts or is expected to last for more than 12 months) that has a significant adverse effect on your ability to study. It can include conditions such as:

  • Specific learning differences (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia)
  • Mental health conditions
  • Neurodiversity (such as autism, ADHD)
  • Physical disabilities (including mobility and sensory impairments)
  • Long term health conditions (such as epilepsy, cancer, HIV, etc.)
  • Any combination of the above.

The Disability and Dyslexia team support students with a wide range of disabilities to help them to succeed on their course: 

View my learning support plan

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Support we offer at the university

Learning support plans:

University-specific adjustments to the way in which we teach and assess your course and also in how we provide you with access to other university facilities that support the student experience.

Funded support:

Most commonly provided through Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), which can include:

  • specialist IT or other equipment
  • One-to-one staffing such as study skills tuition
  • Mentoring
  • BSL interpreting or physical support
  • and help with other costs arising from your disability including travel.

Thank you so much, I am so grateful for all your help. The fact that I can now use a recording device in campus lectures is such a relief. Thank you for creating me a Learning Support Plan and for all your advice it’s made a huge impact on my learning.

Jade, Nursing (Adult) BSc(Hons)

Applying to Brighton

The following pages give specific advice for applicants choosing a course at Brighton:

If you are an international or EU student you will still be entitled to disability support, find out more.

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Telling us about a disability

We are proud of our diverse student population and more than 20% of our students have told us they have a disability. You can tell us about a disability as part of your UCAS application or at any point during your course.

The three pages below tell you more about the main stages of applying for disability support.

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Obtain disability evidence

Student Meeting With Counsellor Discussing Mental Health Issues

Request a Learning Support Plan

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Apply for Disabled Students' Allowance

Other support we give

Needs assessors

Information for needs assessors who are completing a study needs assessment for a student at the University of Brighton.

Telling employers about a disability

Information about if, when and how you disclose a disability during the job application process.

Confidentiality

Staff in the Disability and Dyslexia team can assist you with your enquiries in a sensitive and respectful way.

Discussion can be confidential but this will limit the amount of academic support that we can arrange for you. There are some situations where we might not be able to maintain confidentiality (for example if you or someone else is at risk).

For more information about how we use and store your information, please see our Disability and dyslexia privacy statement (.docx).