If you’re a disabled student you may have extra considerations when you’re planning your career.

There will be many different and personal ways of handling these issues and your Careers & Employability Service is here to help. Our commitment to equality of opportunity for all students underpins our provision of high-quality support to disabled students looking for work.

The general services and resources of the careers team will be relevant and useful, but the Careers & Employability Service also has an adviser who specialises in the issues facing disabled students and graduates.

What we can do to help

We can give advice on a number of areas including:

• your rights as a disabled person
• disclosing your disability
• how to market yourself so it's you and not your disability that an employer looks at
• CV writing - how to deal with any gaps in education, lack of work experience, you may have

You can pre-book an appointment with Marina Matosic, our specialist Careers & Employability Adviser, by contacting us on 0161 247 3483. Appointments are available at MMU Cheshire on request.

You can also discuss career ideas through our online form.

Have a look at disabilitytoolkits, skill.org.uk, and jobs and events for targeted information and advice on career planning.