Accommodation for specific needs
We have support and adjustments in place if you have a long-term health condition and need adapted accommodation.
Where possible, we can adapt our accommodation for specific access needs or long-term health conditions including:
- autism, ADHD and other neurodivergent needs;
- mental health needs;
- mobility impairments;
- sensory impairments;
- unseen disabilities like epilepsy, diabetes and chronic fatigue.
We also have our ResLife team who are available 24/7. The team are here to help support you with your accommodation, education or personal life.
- helping you to settle in or items for your room;
- pastoral support and signposting to services;
- providing local information, including transport options;
- academic support, such as finding help for mitigating circumstances.
Other support
- ceiling and mobile hoists;
- wheelchair-accessible rooms;
- fridges for medication;
- assistance animal (subject to approval).
- vibrating pillows;
- visual doorbells;
- deaf guards.
- lifestyle-moderated accommodation;
- set time for fire alarm testing;
- ground floor rooms;
- catering options.
- pre-arrival chat with a ResLife advisor in your hall;
- regular wellbeing and mental health check-ins with your ResLife advisor;
- mediation support, if required.;
Disabled parking is available at our accommodation and main campus for blue badge holders. As parking is very limited, so we cannot guarantee parking spaces if you do not hold a blue badge.
Next steps
It’s important you discuss your needs with us as early as possible so we can ensure you are placed in suitable accommodation and carry out any additional adaptions required.
Any adaptations will need to be supported by Disability Advisory and Support Service (DASS) and your medical professional.
We try to accommodate requests for a specific type of room when medically required, however this is not guaranteed as we have a limited number of specific room types.
Please submit your application as soon as possible and email our Accommodation Office team at medicalaccommodation@manchester.ac.uk, who will be happy to discuss your requirements in further detail.