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Child starting University.

I’m trying to find anyone who has a child who is a permanent wheelchair user who went off to university. My daughter is in the process of picking a university and is due to start in September. I need advice about how to go about social care, possibly living in halls and how others have found this process, thanks
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Hopefully some of our member will be able to support you with this. You may find our page on the process for social care useful.
Please keep us updated or if have any questions, please let us know.
Hi @Jennierobertson
Welcome to the community.
I have placed your post in the Ask a disabled student advisor
You will be able to ask any questions you need there, and hopefully pick up useful tips from fellow members.
I hope this helps and I wish your child the best for their studies.
I'm not sure if the following web sites will help, but they give advice on choosing universities with disabled access, a wheelchair users guide to university and also rights on funding for further education.
Hopefully it will give you a starting point on where to look.
https://university.which.co.uk/advice/choosing-a-course/disabled-student-university-access
https://news.motability.co.uk/inspiration/a-wheelchair-users-guide-to-attending-university/
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/funding-further-education-disabled-students
Good luck and I hope your daughter has a fantastic experience when she attends university.
Beverley
Parent Advisor
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