Accommodation Services can offer places in adapted rooms for disabled students. The adaptations include wheelchair access, lever taps, hand rails and telephone points. There is provision for disabled students in the new student village at Frenchay Campus and there are currently eight places available at the St Matthias Campus. Each student can be allocated a further bedroom space for a personal assistant, but will be liable for the rent of the additional room. It is also possible to accommodate guide dog users, although rooms are somewhat small for this. Such arrangements must be made well in advance, at least three months before the beginning of term.
Rooms containing a visual fire alarm and socket for a vibrating pad alarm are also available for students with hearing impairments. Additional adaptations may be made on an individual basis subject to resources.
Disabled students who have selected UWE as their first choice when applying for courses are given priority when allocating rooms. For further details and a copy of the University's accommodation guide you should contact Student Accommodation Services.