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Life as a disabled student

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If you have a disability or a long-term health condition, university life may be more complicated. Read our advice on how you can approach these challenges.

5 resources:

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Studying with a hearing impairment

3 minute read

For those of us with hearing impairments, the ways in which study online may create some additional challenges. However, there are some practical steps you can take to improve your student experience.

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Speech difficulties and learning online

3 minute read

Learning online can feel very different to learning in the classroom and, if you have speech difficulties, you might find it difficult to engage with at first. However, even though you may feel this way, it does not mean you cannot be successful.

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Studying and making connections online with Tourette’s syndrome

3 minute watch

Beth talks about her experience of Tourette's syndrome and how it has affected her studies during the pandemic.

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Navigating the pandemic as an autistic woman

Shakira shares how the pandemic affected her as an autistic person and how she learnt new coping mechanisms.

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Adjusting to university with autism and anxiety

5 minute watch

Bill’s time in education was affected by his autism and anxiety, he talks through the things he found challenging as well as the things that helped.