Disability service

This year, the University’s winter break will begin on 23 December at 5pm, with the Student Wellbeing Service reopening on 3 January, 2025, at 9am.  GCU Out-of-Hours provides details about available support. You can also find more information about the winter break and student services on the GCU website.

Glasgow Caledonian is committed to providing an inclusive student experience, which offers all students the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

The Disability Team provides advice, information and services to disabled students and applicants. Each year, around 15% of our students disclose a disability. This includes students with long-term medical conditions, sensory impairment, mental ill-health, physical impairments, specific learning disabilities (for example dyslexia) and students on the autism spectrum.

We seek to promote a learning environment that minimises the impact of disability on the student experience. Towards this aim, we assist staff at Glasgow Caledonian by offering information, advice and training related to the support of disabled students, and the promotion of accessible and inclusive teaching and service provision.

Please contact us if you have any queries relating to your own needs, or if you wish to know more about the University’s approach to supporting disabled students.

If you need to access our services, please contact us using the information provided. We also offer a newsletter, and have a variety of self-care resources.

If you have any comments or suggestions on any aspects of our service, please use our feedback form.

In 2019 Glasgow Caledonian University's Student Wellbeing Service became the first in the UK to achieve accreditation from the National Autistic Society. We were then re-accredited in 2023. You can find out more about what this means for our students and staff on our Autism Accreditation Scheme Award pages.

How to get support

This page details support for prospective and current students to disclose their needs, and access learning development centres and disabled students allowance.

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Accessibility and the campus

Find out more about the accessibility across the campus.

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Disabled students allowance

DSA can help cover the cost of additional services or equipment needed due to the impact of disability.

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