Alternative arrangements for assessments are put in place on the basis of the recommendations made during a needs assessment by the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service (DDSS): https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/disability. Responsibility for initiating these arrangements lies wholly with you, the student.
It is also recommended that you also complete a Special Needs Disclosure Form and return this to the Disability Officer: Jules Holroyd (j.d.holroyd@sheffield.ac.uk).
Where alternative arrangements have been put in place by DDSS, it would be helpful if students could alert tutors/convenors on modules with in-class assessments (e.g. class tests) to ensure that appropriate adjustments are made to assessments run within the as well as those scheduled centrally.
Students with a specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia), an autism spectrum condition or a hearing impairment have the option of attaching a yellow sticker to any piece of written work submitted including exam scripts. Further details can be found at https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/disability/useful-info/yellow-stickers.