Students with additional requirements

We are here to offer help and advice for students with additional requirements seeking suitable accommodation to meet their specific needs.

If you have stated on your UCAS form that you have a disability, long term health condition, learning difference or additional study support needs then you will be prompted to fill out a form provided by the York St John University Disability Support and Inclusion team.

Disability Support and Inclusion registration form

This form covers many aspects of support available while you study with us, including a dedicated accommodation section. The information you provide on this form will help us allocate you to an appropriate room or site when we are processing your accommodation application form. As with all room types, this is dependent on availability.

You will be required to provide medical evidence as part of this process. We may be able to support students with undiagnosed medical conditions so please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Particularly complex needs can be discussed with us and our Disability Support and Inclusion team.

You can discuss your needs or your application with us by calling 01904 876 660 or emailing accommodation@yorksj.ac.uk.

Who we work with

We can provide help and support for students with a range of needs. These needs can include:

• Sight, hearing, or mobility impairments
• Diagnosed physical health conditions or disabilities
• Diagnosed mental health conditions
• Health conditions which need specific medication storage
• Medical dietary requirements
• Provision for physical assistance and therapy animals

We do not make adjustments for personal room or site preferences, non-medical dietary restrictions, or personal financial circumstances.

The support we provide

Students can request specific room types based on their additional needs and we can also make adjustments to many of our accommodation sites when required. These changes can include:

• A fridge for storage of medication
• Visual fire alarms.
• Provision of a second room for a carer (funded by social services)
• An accessible room with appropriate bathroom facilities
• Fully wheelchair accessible rooms and facilities

What you need to do

As well as applying for your accommodation on the Accommodation Hub, you may need to provide some additional information. This is outlined below.

Students with a disability or health concern

Make sure you fill out the Disability Support and Inclusion form, especially if you require any specific room facilities and modifications. Medical evidence will be requested.

Therapy and assistance animal requests

You might want to bring a physical assistance or therapy animal with you to university. If so, you will need to fill in a request form for us to consider. We will ask for your personal details, the type of animal you want to bring, and a brief outline of how the animal will help with your needs. Please note, as we have to consider animal welfare, we are limited in the type of support animals we can accommodate at our sites.

You can find more details of our policy on assistance and therapy animals, and our request form, in the document below.

Therapy and Assistance Animals in University Accommodation (docx, 69kB)

Religious, cultural and wellbeing needs

Single sex, alcohol free and quiet housing can be requested as part of your accommodation application. We appreciate that this may be required to meet religious, cultural or wellbeing needs rather than simply a preference.

If this is the case, then please contact us at accommodation@yorksj.ac.uk so that we are aware of the reason for the request.