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    extensions for all students with a disability

    Submitted 4 months ago by Sonja Brown Expires on 11 May
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    Previously students with a disability (including learning disabilities such as dyslexia etc) have a support plan and the ability to have an extension for assignments and dissertation which has now been taken away as one student informed to make it 'a level playing field' rather than using RAC. How is it a 'a level playing field' for a disabled student not to have the extra support in order to support them, as we have a learning disability means we process the information differently and need it
Jack McGuinness
2:28pm on 12 Nov 24 Hi Sonja, Thank you for your idea. Situations such as these are supposed to be sorted under reasonable adjustments. If you believe your situation is not being adjusted for, please reach out to our Advice Service, that way we can see the quantity of instances and feed that information into meetings we have to lobby the University for the benefit of students.
Jack McGuinness
9:52am on 7 Feb 25 Hi everyone, thank you for all the comments on this post. We're holding an event with the University as an opportunity to learn about the provisions and support available at the University, how to access and ask questions them. To learn more about the event and book your space, follow this link: https://www.derbyunion.co.uk/ents/event/5146/