One in five students at Sussex has a disability. Find out about the help available for disabled students, and students with a learning difficulty or ongoing physical or mental health condition.
Getting support for a disability
Disability Advisor drop-ins
We run a drop-in every Monday and Wednesday between 2pm–4pm in the Student Centre during term-time.
The first thing to do if you need disability support is tell us.
Disclosing a disability does not count against you when studying at Sussex. It means we can support you.
To access support, tell us about your needs and give us your consent to work with services across the University.
If you're starting a new course, you'll also need to tell us about your needs again, as these may have changed.
Types of support
Parents
If you are the parent or guardian of a Sussex student with a disability, read our guidance for parents of students.
Staff
If you're a member of staff at Sussex working with students, see how to support disabled students.
If you're a DSA Needs Assessor, see information for DSA Needs Assessors.
How to get in touch
As a current student, you can log into My Sussex to get more information and direct advice from our teams.
If you haven't started at Sussex yet, have graduated, are a parent, or external assessor you can email our Disability Advisors at disabilityadvice@sussex.ac.uk for more information about our support service.
If you need more detailed advice, a member of our team will arrange a phone or video appointment with you.