London South Bank University

Are there specialist staff available to talk to within the service? Is there a disability officer or a disability adviser for students to talk to?

LSBU have a team of four Disability Advisors and two Assistant Disability Advisors.

Support from academic staff

Is advice and support available from academic staff within the faculties of the University? How do students access this advice and support?

Students will have a personal tutor who are also aware of the disability and dyslexia service to meet with a Disability Advisor to put support in place.

Staff continuity and understanding individual needs

Are the specialist disability staff in the team able to offer a personalised, bespoke response to a student’s needs? Where possible, is continuity provided for the student in meeting the same Disability Adviser and/or mentor so the student can get to know them over time?

All four Disability Advisors are available to meet students whatever their initial need. Once registered the DA becomes the 'primary disability advisor' and is available for follow up and continuity.

One to one mentoring support

Are there any additional services available such as mentoring, counselling services or a buddy scheme to help a new student to settle in if needed?

Initial support can be put in place for students should they need help in the transition into higher education depending on their need. In 2025 the Wellbeing Team will also be able to provide Mentoring support for students. Referral to counseling support is also available through the Wellbeing Team.

One to one / group study skills

Does the institution provide support with arranging One to one/Group study skills sessions?

Group and one to one study skills support is available for all students as well as specialist study skill's support from our specialist tutors who provide support for neurodiverse learners.

Accommodation

Adapted accommodation in halls

Is adapted accommodation and specialist equipment available in halls of residence?

There are limited number of fully adapted rooms including a room for a carer and accessible en-suite facilities. Depending on location and availability further adaptations could be considered during the application process to alternative solution's suggested.

Assistive Technology

Does the institution offer a standard level of assistive technology to disabled students?

For students who are neurodiverse and registered we provide access to MindView (mapping software) as well as provide access to the Assistive Technology Rooms where they can use specialist software such as Dragon Dictate, Jaws and Super Nova.

ClaroRead (Text to Speech) is networked across the University and available through Apps Anywhere.

Supported provision additional to that identified above

How has your Disability Support offer changed in light of the Coronavirus pandemic? Are in person appointments currently suspended? If prospective applicants would like to register with the Disability Service, how do they go about doing this currently?

The Disability & Dyslexia service remains open for students to contact and receive advice and guidance in regard putting support in place for your course as well as seeking external funding such as the Disabled Students Allowances.

Support Arrangements are relevant for online learning as well as for some skill based programs that may have to delivered on campus. The team works closely with external agencies that can arrange support both on and off campus as required. Please get in touch by emailing [email protected]

London South Bank University

Advice and Support

Funding for an SpLD assessment

Disability Adviser available