Disability Support
There is a broad range of support available for students with disabilities and additional study needs.
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We provide a range of services to enable students with disabilities/additional study needs to achieve their academic goals at Ulster University.
We work with schools, faculties and professional services at the University to ensure that our students have the opportunity to access comprehensive and consistent support for the duration of their academic studies.
We support undergraduate and postgraduate students on full time, part time and distance learning courses. Our support is available to any student with a diagnosed disability or long-term medical condition, which may include, but is not limited to, the following categories:
- Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) including Dyslexia/Dyscalculia
- Autism
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Mental health conditions
- Hearing impairment
- Visual impairment
- Physical impairment including mobility issues
- Long-term illness or medical condition
Contact the team directly to find out more about Dyslexia assessment.
Please note, the University does not offer testing for Dyspraxia, AD(H)D, Acquired Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Speech and Language Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder or Tourette’s, students will need to organise testing for these with their GP or a private assessment facility.
We support students from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland as well as many international students. Follow the links below to find out more about our services.
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Needs Assessment Centre
We provide needs assessments to enable students to access funded disability support.
Register of support providers
At Student Wellbeing we match students with support providers for one-to-one disability support.
