LSE can recommend adjustments for students with disabilities or long term medical conditions to meet their individual needs. Reasonable adjustments may include use of a study room, one-to-one study support or use of specialist equipment, extended loans on library books, extensions on assessments or access to assistive technology.

If you think you might be eligible, you need to contact the Student Disability and Wellbeing Service (DWS). They highly recommend to make appointments early and ideally before you arrive at LSE. The guide for preparing your support at LSE will tell you all relevant steps you need to take and how to contact the DWS.

The arrangements you agree on will be recorded in your adjustment plan (My Adjustments – or MAs) and will be sent to the Department. Staff in the Department will not see the reason for your adjustment, but will be able to see what adjustments have been recommended. The Programme Managers will the forward the details to relevant staff only; this is only to those who are directly involved in your teaching and who may need to respond to your adjustments (e.g., to send lecture notes in advance, or to approve extensions in other departments). 

You may also be eligible for Central Exam Adjustments (CEA), which can take the form of, for instance, extra time for your exam, exam breaks, being allowed to bring food into the exam hall, typing instead of handwriting an exam or being allocated a room where you can work alone rather than being in the main exam hall. Even if you hold an adjustment plan, you will still need to apply for CEAs separately. There are deadlines to request Central Exam Adjustments to allow enough time to put these in place ahead of the exam period in January and in the summer. Please keep this in mind and reach out to DWS as early as possible.

The Disability and Wellbeing Service has a lot more on offer ranging from peer support groups to courses on how to support your wellbeing. We highly recommend you take a look at their information.