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The University wants all taught students to get the very best out of the whole experience of comingto Leeds to study. With this in mind, a new interactive website, ‘Leeds for Life’(www.leeds.ac.uk/leedsforlife) provides information and links to resources which will help you toget the best out of your degree and student life.Leeds for Life can help you have an enjoyable and successful academic experience, ensuring youmake the most of your degree work, as well as the time outside and beyond your study.Check out the website and discuss this with your Personal Tutor.Disabled Student SupportThe University of Leeds is committed to providing high-quality advice and support for studentswho:• are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or partially-sighted• have a physical or mobility impairment• have a long-term medical condition or mental health difficulty• have a specific learning difficulty (for example, dyslexia)• have a developmental learning disability (for example, Asperger Syndrome or ADHD)• have a combination of these.Our Disability Team is based within the University’s Equality Service.What services are available?Disabled students can access a range of support services, subject to availability and suitability,without applying for additional funding, including:• disabled students’ early induction programme• handouts and lecture presentations in advance• access to campus-based computers with assistive technology (including text-tospeech,mind-mapping and magnification software)• equipment loan• adaptations to University accommodation• modified examination arrangements or extended library loans• information and support from the Disability Team, including drop-in and guidancesessions.The Disability Team can either arrange these services for you or, in some cases, point you in thedirection of the appropriate part of the University.To access a range of other support services, you are likely to need to apply for additional funding.These services include:• an assessment of academic support needs• one-to-one learning strategy support• transcription services for blind or partially-sighted students (to convert academicinformation into accessible formats, including braille, large print, e-text and audio)• Personal Assistant and/or Notetaker support• sign language interpreting.