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We provide advice for disabled students and the staff who work with them. Find out what support is available and how to get it, or read our staff guidance.

Autism spectrum conditions. Autism affects how people experience the world and communicate. ... Autism can affect how students:. process information and language. interact socially.

Accessibility information for University buildings, including Colleges, departments, faculties, research centres, institutes and museums.

Learn about the Reasonable Adjustments Fund. Find out what you can get, who is eligible, and how and when to apply.

Non-Medical Helpers (NMHs) support disabled students with their studies. Find out what they can support you with, how to get support and how it's funded.

If you think you may have a specific learning difficulty, ADHD or autism. ... We offer a screening service for SpLD such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, ADHD or autism.

Advice for teachers and staff about how to prepare for, welcome and support students during an interview.

27 Feb 2024: empathetic. She is very knowledgeable about autism and practices. Her support is extremly important to me being able to continue my. ... Autism in Higher Education. • Everyday skills: working with students in distress. •

Other disabled student groups at Cambridge include:. ASC peer group for students with autism.

Grants, bursaries and other funding that may help fund your support.

We can recommend access arrangements for when you take your exams, such as having extra time in exams.

Find out about funding options that may help disabled students cover course-related costs.

Contact the Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC) at Cambridge University. Email: disability@admin.cam.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0)1223 332301.

Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder – ADHD. Autism. Sight loss or those who are blind.

Learn about the Charlie Bayne Travel Trust. Find out what you can get, who is eligible, and how and when to apply.

We can help you find assistive technology, such as software, apps or hardware, which could work best for you.

Information on working with disabled students, including Student Support Documents, accessible teaching materials and guidance on conditions.

Autism. Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia and dyspraxia). Hearing loss or those who are d/Deaf.

Find out more about working with us as a Non-Medical Helper (NMH). Learn about the application process or look at our resources for current NMHs.

Support disabled students by making a donation to the funds supported by the Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre.

We can recommend support while you study independently and in a group (classes, lectures, practical sessions, supervisions and field trips).

We'll work with you to discuss support and adjustments to help with your studies. Explore study and exam arrangements, technology and human support.

26 Mar 2021: Neurodiversity team. 8. Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) support. 8. Autism Spectrum Conditions Support. ... Autism Spectrum Conditions Support. The DRC has one full-time adviser assigned to supporting students with Autism Spectrum Conditions.

Autism. Sight loss or those who are blind. Hearing loss or those who are d/Deaf. ... Screening assessment for dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD or Autism, and advice about getting a diagnosis.

Learn about the Disabled Students' Bursary Fund. Find out what you can get, who is eligible, and how and when to apply.

Browse our current Non-Medical Helper vacancies, including note taker, mentor and study assistant roles.

We follow the social model of disability to help people understand how to increase accessibility and encourage inclusivity at the University of Cambridge.

Find out how to get a mentor and how a mentor can help you with your studies during your time at Cambridge.

We accept diagnostic reports, assessments or tests as evidence to show you have a disability. Check what these documents need to include.

and. you do not already have a diagnosis of dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, ADHD or autism. ... There may be a long waiting list for ADHD and autism diagnosis through the NHS.

Learn about the International Disabled Students Fund. Find out what you can get, who is eligible, and how and when to apply.

Support for teachers and staff to use software and make accessible teaching materials such as PDFs and Word documents.

Cookie information for the University of Cambridge’s Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre website.

Guidelines about working with your Non-Medical Helper (NMH), including how to change your NMH, contact hours, meetings and approving timesheets.

Learn about the Snehal Sidhu-Patrick Memorial Fund. Find out what you can get, who is eligible, and how and when to apply.

9 Mar 2022: Autism Spectrum Conditions Support. The DRC has one full-time adviser assigned to supporting students with Autism Spectrum Conditions (kindly funded by the Colleges). ... an Adviser to the Board, and Joanna Hastwell, Autism Adviser is a Director), and

Find out more about how mental health conditions affect students and what you can do to support them.

I support students with. Autism. Hearing loss or those who are d/Deaf. ... Working pattern. Monday to Friday. Joanna Hastwell. she/her. Autism Adviser, Neurodiversity Team.

How we work with a third party when a student requests that we involve someone else for example, parents, guardians partners or sponsors.

Find out what Student Support Documents are, how they're created and the responsibilities of Colleges, faculties and departments.

Use SensusAccess to convert your documents into accessible formats such as mp3 files, e-books and digital braille

The Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre is committed to being transparent about how we work, our approaches and reports.

apps for students with autism or ADHD. screening for ADHD, autism and specific learning difficulties.

H)D) and/or autism spectrum conditions.

20 May 2020: Autism Support 9. 4. Disability Team 10. 5. Non-Medical Help (NMH) Scheme 11. ... A transitional event was run for incoming students with Autism Spectrum Conditions, and.

Certificates, Diplomas, MSts and Advanced Diplomas. Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), the Faculty of Education and the Department of Engineering.

Find out how one to one study skills support can help disabled students with their studies at Cambridge.

College, if applicable. Please tick all that apply. Social or communication impairments, such as autism.

Find out more about how mobility issues and physical impairments affect students and what you can do to support them.

Who can make recordings of lectures, seminars and supervisions. How to get permission, and what to do when you make recordings.