Services for disabled students
Over 9000 students with a disability, health condition, mental health difficulty or specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) study at the OU. We offer a wide range of support services and facilities to enable you to succeed in your studies, including advice about funding. We also support the arrangements for tutorials, examinations and residential schools, and the provision of equipment.
Considering an OU course?
- Accessible course materials available
- Financial support and the Disabled Students' Allowance
- Equipment and other services - what we can do
- Contacts for advice.
Already registered with the OU?
- How to decide what you need
- See what support is available for tutorials and residential school
- Find out about the Disabled Students' Allowance and other financial support
- Complete a form to request equipment or services.
What we can do
Information about accessible course materials, equipment, support at tutorials, examination and residential school arrangements
Decide what you need
What to consider and how to work out what will help you as well as the booklets to read and forms to complete
Information about:
Information for all students:
Disabled Students' Allowance - are you eligible?
Find out about the Disabled Students' Allowance and take the eligibility quiz to see if you could receive financial support.
Have a look at the archived forums for OU students about the DSA, organising yourself for study, and assistive technology.
Help us help you
Would you like to help us? You could
- be a Disability Support Assistant to a disabled student at residential school - training is provided
- become an Audio Recording Centre volunteer reader
- give us feedback on our website and the information we provide