Learning Support Plan (LSP)

A Learning Support Plan (LSP) is the document we share with your academic department(s) to confirm that you are a disabled student and are entitled to support to ensure that you are not disadvantaged during your studies. 

Find out more about learning support plans

Within DLL there is a Disability Liaison Officer – Maria Baldam. 

You can contact Maria at dllstudentsupport@sheffield.ac.uk for help or advice at any time. 

You can either contact us in the first instance, or the DDSS direct.  The department has worked closely with DDSS for many years, and experience tells us that those students with additional needs who contact DDSS early benefit most from their support.  This is because early contact allows support arrangements to be put in place in advance of you actually needing to call on it.

If you would like to get tested for a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) please take a look at the following service available to you. 

Getting tested for a specific learning difficulty

Disability and Dyslexia Support Services (DDSS) have created an interactive guide to help students who think they have dyslexia.

The guide can help you to understand

• what dyslexia is

• the problems you might encounter at University as a dyslexic student

• the support available to you during your studies

I think I have dyslexia, what should i do?

Find out what support sessions and projects are available to you in the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) if you have dyslexia or another specific learning difference (SpLD), and meet the SpLD Tutorial Service team. 

Dyslexia support from ELTC

The Yellow Sticker Scheme is available to students who have an impairment that can affect aspects of their written communication.  This may include students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, students on the autism spectrum, and deaf/hard of hearing students. This is available through DDSS and more information can be found on the 'Yellow stickers' page.

You can report any problems with access on campus using the campus accessibility form.

This could include an entrance without a ramp, doors that are hard to open (especially for wheelchair users), steps or stairs without handrails, parts of a building that are not accessible to wheelchair users.  You can also report temporary issues such as contractors or delivery companies inappropriately using parking bays marked for blue badge holders, ramps being blocked by boxes and so on.

Access Able: An information app about accessibility across campus

The University works with AccessAble to provide an app giving University members with mobility issues information about accessibility across campus.  The app includes information on all the facilities across our University, including halls of residence, cafes, lecture halls, toilets and bars. To create the app, every University venue that's been listed was visited and assessed in person by a trained AccessAble surveyor.

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme offers a discreet way for people with hidden disabilities to show that they may need extra support and understanding. 

As members of the scheme, we can provide you with a free lanyard if you’d like to indicate that you have an invisible disability.

Please check more about the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme.