Registering your disability - Royal Holloway Student Intranet

Coronavirus (Covid 19)

Due to the current situation we are only able to hold online appointments and drop in sessions and have a restricted ability to take telephone calls. You can still register with us using the form below and by sending your evidence electronically.

If you require any further information regarding registration then please email us.

Visits to the university may not possible at the moment but please do use AccessAble to have a virtual look at our campus and accessibility.

Find out more about the disabilities we support and the range of support available and what examination access arrangements we offer.

How to register

The easiest way to register with the Disability & Dyslexia Service is to complete the form below by telling us about your disability and providing evidence of your disability.

If you don't have any existing evidence of your disability and need to see your GP to get this - you can ask them to complete this medical evidence form.

We would politely ask that you do not submit the form below until you are able to attach evidence of your disability.

Name:

First name

Last name

As stated on student's admissions application
Student ID:

Royal Holloway Student ID number. Starting with 100 followed by 6 further digits.
Prospective or Current Student:
CurrentProspective

Please only complete this form if you are a current student or you have applied to study at Royal Holloway. For general equiries about disability support please email disability-dyslexia@royalholloway.ac.uk or refer to our website.
Level of Study:
UndergraduatePostgraduatePhD
Department (indicate both if joint honours):

Example: History or Politics and International Relations with Economics
Mobile number:
Email

If you are a current student, please use your Royal Holloway student email. A copy of the completed form will be emailed to you.
Please indicate your preferred method of communication:
EmailMobile
Please tell us about your disability and how you feel it may affect you when studying:

Please note the information you provide here will be passed on to your academic department.
Please tick disability type (UCAS code):
(B) Social/Communication Impairment(C) Serious Visual Impairment(D) Serious Hearing Impairment(E) Long Standing illness or Health Condition(F) Mental Health Condition(G) Specific Learning Difficulty(H) Physical/ Mobility Impairment
Primary Disability - if you have selected more than one disability above, please tell us what you consider to be your primary disability, i.e. the one which you think willl affect your studies the most.
Previous Support - Please tell us briefly about any support you have had previously with your studies:
Clinically Extremely Vulnerable - please let us know if you consider yourself to be 'Clinically Extremely Vulnerable' according to the Government guidelines
YesNo

Please let us know so that we can discuss any additional support you may need with your teaching and accommodation
Disability Evidence
If you have a specific learning difficulty and already have a full diagnostic report completed by an Educational Psychologist or Specialist Teacher, please upload it in the section below.
If you already have medical evidence confirming your disability(ies), please upload it in the section below.
Please note any evidence provided must be in English.
Consent Form
Disability Evidence 1
Disability Evidence 2
Disability Evidence 3
Disability Evidence 4
Disability Evidence 5
Consent
We would be grateful if you could please complete the consent form which can be found on this page. Please download the form so that you can add a digital signature. This will enable us to liaise with other University departments and some external services regarding your support.
Support
Further details on the range of support available can be found on this page. Please review once you have completed this form.
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
Have you applied for additional support through the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)?
YesNo
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
In the case of an emergency would you able to evacuate independently from university buildings or accommodation?
YesNo
If you select 'No', we will be in contact to arrangement a meeting to agree a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
Are you currently or do you plan to live in University halls accommodation in your first year?
YesNoN/A (not a first year UG student)
Are you a wheelchair user?
YesNo
Exam Access Arrangements (EAA)
Once we have reviewed your disability evidence, we will confirm the exam access arrangements that will be in place for the duration of your course. Please note we are only able to consider exam access arrangements which are clearly detailed in your evidence and in line with the university’s guidelines on exam access arrangements. Information about the standard arrangements can be found on this page. Please review once you have completed this form.
Accommodation Requirements
If you are planning in living in university halls and have specific disability-related accommodation requirements, please ask a medical professional to complete the Medical Evidence Form on this page.
Support Available
Once we have completed your registration, we will confirm the support that is available from the Disability & Dyslexia Service (DDS), your academic department and from other Professional Services in the university.
Declaration
I understand that by registering with the University's Disability & Dyslexia Service I am consenting to information about my disability and support needs being shared on a 'need to know' basis which will include my academic department and the Library.
I understand that the University's ability to provide support will be dependent on engaging with the University's support services and providing the University with timely and accurate information in respect of my disability, including informing the University where there has been a change in my health or circumstances which affects my study.
I understand the support provisions cannot be put in place until all documentation and supporting evidence has been received and approved by the Disability and Dyslexia Service.

Useful Forms & Documents

Consent Form

Support available

Exam Access Arrangements

Medical Evidence Form

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