Disability & Dyslexia
Brunel’s Disability and Dyslexia Service gives confidential advice and support to disabled students. This includes students with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties, mental health conditions, mobility and sensory impairments and medical conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes, arthritis and sickle cell.
Students and staff work together to organise support. Details are only ever passed on with students’ consent and then only to make sure their needs are met.
The type of support depends on individual needs but may include:
- Extra time in exams
- Extended library loans
- Help with applying for Disabled Students’ Allowances
- Dyslexia screenings and full diagnostic assessments
- Note takers, communicators and other support workers
- Specialist one-to-one dyslexia tuition
- Loan of equipment such as digital recorders for recording lectures
- Support on placement
To make an appointment with a Disability or Dyslexia Adviser, please phone, email or visit the Disability and Dyslexia Service.
Opening hours are 9.00am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.(open late until 6.30pm each Tuesday during term time).
Location: Room 315, Bannerman Centre (library building)
Tel: +44(0)1895 265213
Email: disability@brunel.ac.uk
West London Assessment Centre
The Centre provides Needs Assessments for disabled and dyslexic students applying for the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) from their funding bodies. The DSA can pay for assistive technology, equipment, support workers (like Study Skills Tutors and Note Takers) and other forms of disability related study support. Advice and information about disability support, as well as specialist IT equipment training, is also available.
The WLAC is a well equipped, accredited centre located in purpose built accommodation. For more information or to book a needs assessment please call into the West London Assessment Centre.
Opening hours are 9.00am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Location: Room 313 Bannerman Centre, Room 313
