
What is a disability?
What is a disability?
The Equality Act (2010) makes it unlawful to discriminate against disabled students and places a positive duty to promote disability equality. Legally, disability is described as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We aim to treat every person as an individual, with needs which may differ from those of other people with a superficially similar disability. We do not therefore have standard procedures for students with dyslexia, nor standard procedures for visually impaired students: each person's needs are considered individually.
We provide support for students with a range of disabilities:
- a sensory (visual / hearing / speech) impairment
- a mental health issue
- a mobility impairment
- a dexterity impairment
- a physical disability
- Asperger’s Syndrome or other autistic spectrum disorders
- chronic medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, H.I.V.)
- chronic pain / chronic fatigue
- specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia)
- any other condition which has a long-term and adverse effect on studying.