The aim of Reasonable Adjustments is to enable you to participate in your course on an equal basis to non-disabled students.  Find out how to arrange reasonable adjustments that work for you:

Reasonable adjustments at university aim to remove disability-related barriers to learning, assessment, facilities and services. For example, a reasonable adjustment in exams could be having extra time.

Under the UK Equality Act 2010, reasonable adjustments are required where disabled students experience substantial disadvantage in comparison with non-disabled people, and universities have an anticipatory duty to provide reasonable adjustments. This means your university needs to plan ahead and address any barriers that may potentially affect your studies and well-being. Some universities and courses have risen to this challenge by putting in place systems for all students, whether registered disabled or not. For example, recording every lecture, or providing a choice of assessment format for a particular assignment. However, currently this is the exception rather than the norm, and the more established route is to offer individual reasonable adjustments for specific requirements.

To be eligible for individual reasonable adjustments you need to have told your university about your autism. The university’s disability support team can then discuss your needs with you, to establish which reasonable adjustments are appropriate to your individual circumstances.

It is important that you are actively involved in this discussion, and in making decisions regarding the reasonable adjustments that work for you. This will help ensure that you receive support personalised to you.

You can contact Bangor University’s Disability Service at any time via email: DisabilityServices@bangor.ac.uk

Or by phoning during office hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm): 01248 382032

You can arrange an appointment with an Adviser to discuss things like:

• Support you have had in the past.
• Your experiences: what has helped (or not) in the past.
• The University setting and how it differs from school and college, including timetable and assessment differences.
• How your previous strategies and support might be developed to suit the University setting.
• Which reasonable adjustments you feel would suit you.
• Living away from home.

Remember that the disability team is always there to support you, but they won’t necessarily have an immediate answer to every question; they may need time to find out.

Please reply promptly to all communications regarding your support and reasonable adjustments, to ensure support is put in place when it’s needed.

The Equality Challenge Unit has published guidance on reasonable adjustments to assist universities in planning and implementing them: http://www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/managing-reasonable-adjustments-in-higher-education/