We support deaf students and students with hearing loss. We also support students with tinnitus and/or any other hearing related conditions.

Support offered

If you are Deaf or have hearing loss, your Disability Adviser will discuss your needs with you and provide support through a learning contract.

Learning Contract support may include:

• teaching staff marking exams and assignments for content, not spelling, punctuation and grammar
• adjustments to groupwork and presentations
• extensions on coursework
• modified language in exam papers. 

We can support you to apply for funded support such as:

• A British Sign Language Interpreter
• Specialist Support Professional – support with planning workload, preparing and structuring assignments, and accessing research sources
• Note taker support
• Specialist equipment and software.

Evidence requirements

To get support, you will need to provide a copy of a letter from your GP or audiologist or another healthcare professional with details of your diagnosis or hearing loss.  

If you do not already have disability evidence we recommend taking this disability evidence form (PDF, 255KB) to your GP or Audiologist.

If you would like to chat with us about your disability evidence, please book a Quick Query Appointment.