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Short answer Yes, in principle. The duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 does not wait until your university’s disability service has completed a formal assessment. It is an anticipatory and continuing duty, and once staff have knowledge, or ought reasonably to have knowledge, that you are a disabled person likely to … Read more

Short answer No, not simply on those grounds. A university in England and Wales cannot lawfully refuse reasonable adjustments purely because you did not disclose your disability before enrolling or because you have not formally registered with its disability service. The duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 does not depend on … Read more

Short answer No, not straightforwardly. A university in England and Wales is not automatically barred from disciplining a disabled student, but it must comply with the Equality Act 2010 when it does so. If your behaviour is genuinely linked to your disability, the university generally must take that into account, consider reasonable adjustments to both … Read more

Short answer Often, yes. A neurodivergent student can in many cases require an education provider to make communication adjustments such as clear written instructions, advance notice of changes, structured routines or alternative formats. But this is not an automatic entitlement triggered simply by being neurodivergent. It depends on whether the student meets the legal definition … Read more

Short answer Yes, in principle a disabled student can ask for timetable changes, rest periods and extra travel time between classes, and the education provider may be legally obliged to make some or all of these changes. Under the Equality Act 2010 an education provider has a positive duty to make reasonable adjustments so that … Read more

Short answer There is no absolute legal rule that stops a university ever asking you about your disability more than once. However, a university that repeatedly forces you to re-explain the same disability and support needs to different staff and departments, when it could reasonably share and act on that information internally, may well be … Read more

Short answer A university generally cannot lawfully remove, reduce or materially change your existing reasonable adjustments without a proper, evidence-based reason and, in almost all cases, without consulting you first. While the Equality Act 2010 does not contain a strict standalone rule that says “the student must always be consulted before any change,” the duty … Read more

Short answer The university does not have to implement every adjustment recommended by disability services, your doctor or a Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) needs assessor. A recommendation is not automatically binding. However, the university is not free to refuse without proper reasons either. Under the Equality Act 2010 it has a legal duty to make … Read more

Short answer Both institutions can carry duties at the same time, but in relation to different things. The duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 is placed on each “responsible body” for the activities and provision that it actually controls. In a franchise or validation arrangement where a partner college teaches a … Read more

Yes, in many situations you can require this kind of support, but the legal basis and the practical routes differ, so it is worth understanding how they fit together. The legal foundation Universities and other higher education providers in England and Wales are bound by the Equality Act 2010. If you are a disabled person … Read more

Overview of your legal protection If a university’s website, student portal or virtual learning environment (VLE, such as Moodle, Blackboard or Canvas) is not compatible with assistive technology like a screen reader, magnification software or speech recognition, you are protected by two overlapping legal frameworks in England and Wales. The first is the Equality Act … Read more

Short answer Generally no, not as a substitute for adjustments that should be in place. Where you have a disability within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010, the university has a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments, and it is not good practice for adjustments that could be put in place permanently to be … Read more

The legal framework A university in England and Wales is bound by the Equality Act 2010. If you meet the Act’s definition of disability (a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities), the university owes you a duty to make reasonable … Read more

Short answer Very possibly yes. Mental health conditions, chronic illnesses, fluctuating conditions and neurodivergence can all count as a disability under the Equality Act 2010, which is the law that protects disabled students in universities in England and Wales. The key point is that it does not depend on your diagnosis or on a particular … Read more

Short answer There is no single statutory provision that says in so many words “a university must produce a PEEP for a disabled student.” However, taken together, fire safety law and equality law mean that in practice a university normally must plan for the safe evacuation of a disabled student, and a PEEP is the … Read more

What kind of support plan this is Your wording about your “condition, course or assessment methods” changing strongly suggests you are talking about a disability support plan in higher or further education, often called a learning support plan, individual learning plan, or statement of reasonable adjustments. My answer is based on that. If you actually … Read more

Short answer In most cases you should not have to reapply from scratch or produce fresh medical evidence every academic year for the same disability adjustments, particularly where your condition is long term or permanent. The main exception is where your condition genuinely fluctuates or changes, or where the adjustment relates to a specific assessment. … Read more