What should I do if a student discloses a disability to me?

Guidance for staff on issues relating to the disclosure of disability by students can be found here. If one of your students discloses a disability to you, or you think that they may have dyslexia or another specific learning difficulty, please ask them to contact the Learner Development Service as soon as possible. All students disclosing a disability to the Learner Development Service will be asked to complete a Disclosure of Disability form.

Resources for Staff

The Learner Development Service has worked with CeLT to develop a comprehensive range of resources designed to assist academic colleagues in developing their skills and knowledge around Supporting Disabled Students.

• Procedure on the Implementation of Personal Learning Plans at MMU
• Rationale for Personal Learning Plan
  
• MMU Disability Working Group - Role and Remit
  
• Faculty Disability Group - Role and Remit
  
• Disability Coordinator - Role and Guidelines
  
• Support for disabled learners in Faculty Campus Admin Teams
• Disclosure of disability by students – guidance for staff

Coursework submission and PLPs - guidance notes for staff

• Guidance Notes for Staff
• Guidance Notes for Students
• Coursework Submission Form

Information for Student Life Office Staff

• Scribe Guidelines for Staff
• Scribe guidelines for Students
• Timesheet for Scribes

When should I contact the Learner Development Service?

With the aim of improving services to faculty-based staff with regard to working with disabled students, a system is in place whereby a Learning Development Adviser is linked to a faculty.

If you have any queries relating to a specific student's case, please contact the Learner Development Service on:

Manchester Campuses
learner.development@mmu.ac.uk
0161 247 3491

MMU Cheshire
stsrvcheshire@mmu.ac.uk
0161 247 5725