SWAI Evidence Policy
For the University to assess your support requirements it is important we are informed of the nature of your disability via suitable diagnostic or assessment reports.
Please note the following and then click on the programme of study appropriate for you below:
- If your evidence is in a language other than English, please ensure that this is translated into English before submitting.
- Whilst there are usually no deadlines to supply your evidence, naturally the earlier you do so then the sooner we can arrange support with you. There may, however, be deadlines around exam periods but you will be emailed directly about this if applicable to you.
- Responsibility for obtaining suitable evidence rests with the student in the first instance and the University is not able to cover any associated costs. If acquiring evidence is going to leave you in financial hardship the is available for further advice.
- Information about how your disability and health information is used and shared at University can be found .
- For , you must upload your evidence into the and not via email.
- Language and terminology used at school or college can be very different from higher education. Please click this for further guidance and information about this.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate applicants and students
Please click on the appropriate tab below for further details on suitable evidence for your particular condition/s.
Autistic Spectrum Conditions (UCAS Code B)
Your evidence can be:
- A letter or report from medical professional e.g. doctor, paediatrician, consultant, clinical psychologist signed and on letter headed paper.
- The . You can give this to your medical professional to complete (please note this is only available to SFE funded students only).
- Evidence from school or college of your educational needs, for example a statement of SEN or an IIP.
Your evidence needs to include:
- Confirmation of an autistic spectrum condition.
- Outline of effects.
- Date of identification.
- Impact on day-to-day activities.
- Potential effects on study and social interactions.
Your evidence must also include an explanation of how you have previously been supported in an educational environment or how your capacity to learn is affected by your autism.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Visual Impairment (UCAS Code C)
Your evidence can be:
- A letter from your GP, hospital consultant or other appropriate medical professional dated and written on letter headed paper.
- The . You can give this to your medical professional to complete (please note this is only available to SFE funded students only).
Your evidence needs to include:
- Confirmation of diagnosis.
- Date of diagnosis.
- Outline of symptoms.
- Impact on day-to-day activities.
- Potential effects on study.
- Prognosis.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing (UCAS code D)
Your evidence can be:
- A letter from your GP, hospital consultant or other appropriate medical professional dated and written on letter headed paper.
- The . You can give this to your medical professional to complete (please note this is only available to SFE funded students only).
Your evidence needs to include:
- Confirmation of diagnosis.
- Date of diagnosis.
- Outline of symptoms.
- Impact on day-to-day activities.
- Potential effects on study.
- Prognosis.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Physical Disability (UCAS Code H)
Your evidence can be:
- Letter from GP, hospital consultant or other appropriate medical professional, dated and written on letter headed paper.
- The . You can give this to your medical professional to complete (please note this is only available to SFE funded students only).
Your evidence needs to include:
- Confirmation of diagnosis.
- Date of diagnosis.
- Outline of symptoms.
- Impact on day to day activities.
- Potential effects on study.
- Prognosis.
For applicants and students requiring physical adaptions to bathrooms, bedroom and kitchen design / function:
- An Occupational Therapist is required to submit a detailed report to the University.
- The report should be emailed to StudentInclusion@lboro.ac.uk where a Disability Advisor will acknowledge receipt and work with you, your OT and the Student Accommodation Centre to consider the content of the report.
- It can be expected that site visits will be required at various stages by key stakeholders to assist with the process and to help ensure adaptions are made in time for the start of term.
- You must bear this in mind in order to provide the final assessment to us by 31st May.
The following should be included in your report:
- Name and contact details of the Occupational Therapist
- Date and location of assessment
- Student’s name and date of birth
- Student’s diagnosis
- Those present at the assessment
- Current mobility and handling situation for:
- Stairs
- Outdoor mobility
- Transfers: bed, chair, shower, toilet
- Any other relevant domain
- Daily living skills:
- Communication
- Eating and drinking
- Washing and dressing
- Household tasks
- Leisure
- Any other relevant skills
- A room plan of the current room layout and the recommended new room layout required, including heights of required equipment.
- Recommendations for the provision of adaptions in:
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Bedroom
- Indoor/outdoor mobility
- Recommendations must include:
- Item description and detail
- Supplier details
- Website link to the item
- Item cost
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Long Term Health Condition (UCAS Code E)
Your evidence can be:
- A letter from your GP, hospital consultant or other appropriate medical professional dated and written on letter headed paper.
- The . You can give this to your medical professional to complete (please note this is only available to SFE funded students only).
Your evidence needs to include:
- Confirmation of diagnosis.
- Date of diagnosis.
- Outline of symptoms.
- Impact on day to day activities.
- Potential effects on study.
- Prognosis.
If you use a wheelchair / mobility aids and require adaptions to be made to the design and function of your bedroom and/or bathroom and/or kitchen, you will need to supply an Occupational Therapy report. Further information about this report is contained in the physical disability tab above.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Mental Health Condition (UCAS Code F)
Your evidence can be:
- Letter from GP, consultant, specialist therapist or social worker dated, and written on letter headed paper.
- The . You can give this to your medical professional to complete (please note this is only available to SFE funded students only).
Your evidence needs to include:
- Confirmation of a working diagnosis.
- Where possible, an outline of symptoms and likely impact on day-to-day activities at University.
Specific Learning Difference: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia (UCAS Code G)
A full diagnostic assessment (which means it must adhere to, and include content as outlined by, the , as defined by the completed by either:
- A Chartered Educational Psychologist (EP) holding a qualification recognised under the SpLD Working Group/DfES Guidelines and registered with the
- A Specialist Teacher Assessor (STA) holding a qualification recognised under the SpLD Working Group/DfES Guidelines and a valid Assessment Practising Certificate issued by either , the , or the
Form 8 or Access Statements from your compulsory education institution are not sufficient to access support at 天堂视频 as they do not meet the above criteria. Form 8 and Access Statements cannot be accepted.
All applicants are encouraged to secure a full diagnostic assessment before starting their studies, rather than wait until their arrival on campus. This allows your support to be available from the start of the course, and for your assessments/exams to be taken with the appropriate support in place e.g. 25% extra time.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Specific Learning Difference: Dyspraxia (UCAS Code G)
An assessment by a medical or educational professional e.g. physiotherapist, occupational therapist, consultant paediatrician.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Specific Learning Difference: ADHD (UCAS Code G)
A diagnostic report by either a Chartered Clinical Psychologist or a Psychiatrist. However Chartered Educational Psychologists and specialist teachers with the relevant training may identify patterns of behaviour that would strongly suggest ADHD for the purpose of HE support.
International students are required to provide evidence which includes an identification or diagnosis from an appropriately trained and qualified professional. As different countries can have vastly diagnostic testing and reporting techniques, SWAI will consider these reports on a case-by-case basis to determine appropriateness for study in Higher Education.
Art Foundation Applicants and Students
Applicants and students for the Art Foundation programme are not required to supply the University with evidence of their disability to access specific support. This is because the course is a Further Education programme rather than a Higher Education one. However, it is very helpful if you can still supply it to help us better understand your situation and therefore support you more effectively.
To find out about the kind of documents that are useful to us, please click through the ‘Undergraduate and Postgraduate applicants and students’ section above and straight onto the tab for your disability.
For applicants and students requiring physical adaptions to bathrooms, bedroom and kitchen design / function, an Occupational Therapist is required to submit a detailed report to the University. Further information about this report is contained in the physical disability tab of the Undergraduate section above.
Erasmus Applicants and Students
Applicants and students need to ask their Home institution to write a letter confirming the disability and any support they have arranged. The letter needs to be in English, dated and signed on letter headed paper. 天堂视频 will then look to try to mirror this support wherever possible.
Evidence needs to be emailed to the appropriate service within SWAI, depending on the nature of your disability, for an Advisor to then review.
If your evidence is relating to mental health and wellbeing, this should be emailed to studentwellbeing@lboro.ac.uk.
If your evidence is relating to disability including dyslexia and long term health conditions, this should be emailed to studentinclusion@lboro.ac.uk.
For applicants and students requiring physical adaptions to bathrooms, bedroom and kitchen design / function, an Occupational Therapist is required to submit a detailed report to the University. Further information about this report is contained in the physical disability tab of the Undergraduate section above.
Last Updated: 10th November 2022