Getting support if you have a disability
Find out what support is available to you and how you can access it as well as how to book an appointment with a Disability Adviser.
Disability Service
The Disability Service can provide advice and support for applicants and current students and information to staff.
Advice and support for students
We can provide specialist advice throughout your studies, including liaising with your department to recommend study adjustments (e.g. exam arrangements) and applying for specialist one to one support and equipment.
Sensory room
We have opened a new sensory room in the Library for the use of students with a disability.
TASO Transitions Project 2023-2024
Mapping reasonable adjustments and transition support for disabled students.
Applying for Disabled Students' Allowances
How to check if you are eligible for Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs) and how you can apply.
Making alternative exam arrangements if you have a disability
How to arrange extra time, a scribe or use of a computer in your exams if you are a student with a disability.
Autism & Uni Toolkit
Autism&Uni helps young adults on the autism spectrum to gain access to Higher Education and to navigate the transition successfully.
Student groups
We offer a range of groups for students, please have a look to see if you may find any of them useful to you.
Autism social group
A social group for students who identify as being on the autism spectrum.
Campus Buddies
Campus Buddy scheme for first year students with an Autism Spectrum Condition or Social Anxiety.
Social Networking Group
A weekly social group for students who are experiencing loneliness or feeling isolated.
Upskilling your ADHD
A group to help you learn to manage your ADHD in a university setting and use your ADHD to help you study.
Information and advice for staff
We can provide guidance and advice to enable you to better support students with disabilities within your department.
How to make your work accessible
A factsheet giving advice and guidance to increase the accessibility of your work.
Teaching students with specific learning differences and disabilities
Information on common specific learning differences and disabilities and how to support students affected by them.
Disability Access Plans (DAP)
What a Disability Access Plan (DAP) is and how to access one using SAMIS.
Timetabling changes for disabled students
Roles and responsibilities of departments, Academic Registry, Disability Service and Campus Infrastructure in arranging timetables for disabled students.
Applying to Bath
We can help you to decide if studying at Bath is the right choice for you including discussing what provision could be available to help you transition and undertake your forthcoming studies.
Thinking of applying
If you are a student with a disability who is thinking of applying to Bath there is information and guidance here.
From applicant to student
If you are a student with a disability who has received an offer from Bath there is information here about what to do next.
Transition to University
To help you settle into life here at the University there is a range of support available to you.
Campus accessibility
Information about the University of Bath campus
Claverton Down campus accessibility
Find out about disabled parking, accessible routes around campus and the accessibility of our buildings and facilities.
Campus accessibility map
Use this map to find disabled parking spaces and wheelchair access routes on the Claverton Down campus.
About us
We provide study related advice and support for applicants, current students and staff regarding a range of disabilities, including but not limited to:
- specific learning difficulties
- autism spectrum conditions
- mental health difficulties
- mobility and sensory impairments
- long-term medical conditions
Contact us
You can contact us by phone, email or make an appointment. Contact the Advice team to discuss or review your condition and support requirements, and the Support team for queries regarding support workers or DSA (e.g. mentoring, study skills)