Disability support
Learner Adjustment Plan (LAP)
A Learner Adjustment Plan (LAP) contains recommendations for how University staff can support you as a disabled student.
A Learner Adjustment Plan (LAP) is created in in collaboration with you, your School and our Disability and Inclusion team.
Adjustments may be made to support you on your course. It explains what 'reasonable adjustments' we recommend that your School and professional services should put in place to enable you to access your course.
The primary goal of the support recommended in the LAP is to remove or reduce any disadvantages you might encounter while studying due to your disability.
Our aim is to create an equitable environment that levels the playing field for all students, ensuring equal opportunities without granting any undue advantage.
Creating your plan
Before we can create an LAP you need to:
- Register with the Disability Support and Inclusion team
- Provide evidence of your disability or condition
You will meet with a Disability Practitioner either in person or online to create your LAP together. In the appointment you will discuss the following.
We do not put your diagnosis onto your LAP.
Instead we encourage you to think about what information you would like to be communicated to the academic teams and support teams. This could be your diagnosis, it could be a list of impacts, or it could be empty if you don't wish to share any details of your condition.
We will discuss your disability, condition or neurodivergence and how this impacts your teaching and learning. We will discuss possible reasonable adjustments to support you throughout your course. These could include recommendations for:
- Examinations
- Assessments
- Document and resource accessibility
- Timetabling locations
- Teaching environment
- Placement arrangements
Once you have agreed the adjustments, we will ask you to sign off the LAP to show you are happy with the recommendations.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email us at disabilityadvice@yorksj.ac.uk or speak to our Disability Support and Inclusion team at a Decision Day, Open Day or Visit Day.
