Accessibility statement

Disability

The University of York and the Department of Health Sciences is committed to inclusive learning and teaching. We encourage all students who may need additional support because of a disability to contact Disability Services.

We recommend that you contact Disability Services regarding any specific requirements when you apply or at enrolment, in order that we can ensure that support is in place for you when you start. In addition to this, we understand that personal circumstances may change during your time at University. If this happens you approach them to discuss how a recent diagnosis may be affecting your studies.

If you have a disability or need some advice please contact University Disability Services in the first instance. You may also find it helpful to speak with your Personal Supervisor or the Department of Health Sciences Student & Academic Support Service (SASS) for advice and guidance regarding disability related issues and concerns.

Students registered with other University of York departments who are studying within the Department of Health Sciences (DoHS)

For students with a Student Support Plan (SSP) who are registered in other University of York departments but are undertaking study within our department and may need to submit a SSP extension request, please could we ask you to follow this process:

  1. Complete an online disability extension request form within your 'parent' department (that is, the department which you are originally registered with)
  2. Contact your 'parent' Departmental Disability Representative/Lead and ask them to send the SSP extension request form through to the DoHS Disability enquiries email: dohs-academicsupport@york.ac.uk. 
  3. To ensure that your request is dealt with in a timely way, it is important that you provide your consent to your Departmental Disability Rep/Lead to share your SSP extension request form and information from your SSP with the DoHS Disability Lead
  4. The DoHS Disability Lead will then be able to consider your SSP extension request and liaise with your 'parent' department to reach a decision regarding your request.

Useful links

Forms

If you are an existing student with a support plan that recommends short extensions to assessments you can make an application for an extension. Apply for an extension.  
 
Alternatively you can complete the form shown below and email it to dohs-academicsupport@york.ac.uk.