NDCN Student Disability Support

Welcome to NDCN’s Student Disability Support page. As a group, we aim to identify and seek to overcome barriers disabled students face in relation to their studies at Oxford and take steps to remove them where possible. NDCN has a Disability Lead (Professor Helen Higham) and Disability Co-ordinators (Helen Johnson & Kath Ware). Please feel free to contact us directly if you have any concerns or issues. Please also find further info on the University Disability Advisory Service website.

Disability Co-ordinator

If at any point you are experiencing disability-related barriers to study, please contact your Disability Coordinator.

Applying for Disabled Students’ Allowance

International students are not eligible for the UK government’s Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), but are eligible for in-house needs assessment and subsequent support. International students should contact their link advisor if they would like to explore additional study aids and support options.

Accessing Counselling, Therapy and Self-Help Counselling

University Counselling Service

NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies

Private therapists can be found via the Counselling Directory 

Self-help

The University Counselling webpage - Counselling Self-help - has lots of helpful resources including podcasts and self-help resources.

Togetherall is an online 24/7 clinically supervised, peer-support community. It also includes some self-help resources and courses.

The NHS has self-help resources for a wide range of mental health concerns.

Study skills and library support

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A range of services are available for disabled readers from the Bodleian Libraries. More information can be found at Services for Disabled Readers.