Non-Medical Help
Information for students
Some students have disabilities and may require different levels of support during their time at university and may be entitled to a range of non-medical help as listed below.
The following will give you some idea regarding the type of support we can provide:
Band 1
- Practical support in your sessions, for example, art studio / laboratory assistance.
- Accessing books in the library.
- Orientation for students who may have visual impairment.
- Text checking (proof reading assignments).
Band 2
- Note taking.
- Exam reader / scribe.
- Assistance with organising your timetable and academic tasks.
- Assistance with managing your time to help you meet your deadlines.
Band 3
Transcribing interviews for research assignments.
Band 4
The University of Cumbria provides specialist study skills tuition for students with SpLD and disabled students. Tuition may help you with the following:
- Understanding your learning style
- Research techniques
- Understanding more about your memory
- Planning written work or presentations
- Essay writing
- Effective use of IT
- Use of colour
- Developing proofreading skills
- Critical / analytical thinking
- Mind mapping
- Time management
- Organisational skills
- Oral presentations
- Revision techniques and exam preparation
- Note making
- Referencing and bibliographies
If you have any queries regarding the support service, please contact us on disabilitysouth@cumbria.ac.uk