We welcome applications from disabled students.
The University is committed to supporting all disabled students. This includes students with:
- Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder – ADHD
- Autism
- Sight loss or those who are blind
- Hearing loss or those who are d/Deaf
- Unseen disabilities and long-term health conditions
- Mental health conditions
- Mobility and physical impairments
- Specific learning difficulties/differences (such as dyslexia and dyspraxia)
Explore University support
Our Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC) supports and advises our disabled students. For example, they can help with:
- making recommendations for adjustments in teaching, learning and assessment
- support for non-medical assistants providing study skills support, mentoring, and notetaking
Discover how the service can help with the provision of support on the ADRC website.
If you're applying to Cambridge
Find out about building accessibility
Before you apply, you can find out about building accessibility for your department or faculty and the Colleges.
Check building access information on the ADRC website.
Selecting a College preference
If you have specific access requirements, we recommend that you select 2 College preferences when you apply.
You should contact the Colleges that you are interested in to discuss your needs before you apply. Remember you will be a member of your College for the duration of your course.
Find out more about selecting a College preference.
Funding for disabled applicants
There are some funds which may be available to support disability-related costs.
You can search for funding on the ADRC website.
Tell us about your disability
We encourage you to let us know about your disability in your application. This will help us to make reasonable adjustments. For example, if you are invited to interview by your department.
You can give information about your disability in the Equal Opportunity section of your application in the Applicant Portal.
With your permission, the information will be shared with Colleges and your department or faculty. If you're a disabled student, your application will be assessed in the same way as any other application. It will not affect our academic assessment of your application.
If you've been made an offer
If you’re made an offer, we will share any information that you have disclosed about your disability in your application with the Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC).
After you're made an offer, you’ll have another opportunity to tell us about your disability and any adjustments that you need. You should do this by contacting the ADRC: disability@admin.cam.ac.uk.
The ADRC will contact you to discuss your requirements and offer advice. For example, access to departments, transport options or adjustments to teaching and assessment. The ADRC will create a student support document. With your permission, they will share this with your College and department.
It is important that you respond to the ADRC as early as possible. This helps to ensure that support and reasonable adjustments can be put in place in good time.
If you have specific accommodation requirements, you should contact the College that has offered you membership to discuss these as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, you can contact the ADRC by email at disability@admin.cam.ac.uk.