Adapted accommodation
Adapted rooms are provided in some of our halls of residences, which offer catered and self-catered contracts at varying costs. We cannot always guarantee an adapted room but will endeavour to work with you to ensure that whatever room you are offered, it will meet your needs.
At Edge Hill University, we offer a guarantee of a room on campus for all first-year undergraduate students. We aim to offer rooms based on availability and cannot always guarantee that the room you are offered will be your first choice or at your preferred location. We are however committed to working with you to ensure that as far as possible your accommodation is the most appropriate to meet your requirements.
We recognise that as a student living with a disability, you may be looking to live on campus for the whole of your course. We cannot guarantee that we can offer the same room on campus for the whole of your undergraduate degree but we will aim to keep the changes to a minimum.
For students who are studying at postgraduate level, we will strive to offer you a room on campus if you require it, based on availability.
How to apply for an adapted room
Our recommendations for applying for an adapted room on campus include:
- apply for on-campus accommodation as soon as possible and ensure Edge Hill University is your first choice university.
- contact the Accommodation Team early in the application process and arrange a visit and to discuss any access requirements
- think about whether you need a regular en-suite room with minor adaptations including a grab rail, shower seat and others, or a fully adapted room
- consider what adaptations you need in other areas including the kitchen, communal living area or bedroom. Other adaptions could include automatic door access, heights of shelving, extra space for specialist equipment and software etc
- tell us if you experience medical emergencies such as seizures which may require First Aid so we can ensure you have a way to call for help.
On applying for an adapted room, you will need to provide us with supporting evidence of your disability and/or health condition. If you have the support of a social worker or occupational therapist, their involvement would be helpful so we can make appropriate adaptations to a room based on the impact of your disability.
Managing complex medical or health conditions on campus
Edge Hill University understands that among our student community there will be those who are managing complex medical and/or health conditions and are here to support you in your time living on campus.
If you live on campus and need additional support because of a medical condition such as diabetes or epilepsy, you may be provided with an alerter device. This can be used at times when you are in halls of residence, may be alone and need medical support. When the device is activated, this will alert Campus Support officers who will attend to the halls of residence to offer medical assistance. If you feel that you would benefit from one of these devices, please let the Accommodation Team know when applying for your accommodation.
We have arrangements in place to help in managing incidents relating to injury or ill health during your time in on-campus accommodation. This includes through the provision of first aiders and first aid equipment. If you live on campus and an incident occurs out of hours, first aid can be administered by our Campus Support officers. They will assess if an ambulance needs to be called based on their judgement in the situation.
Campus Support are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and you can contact them on 01695 584 227. If you need medical emergency support, phone 999 as well as getting in touch with Campus Support.
Get in touch
If you need support with adapted accommodation or any accommodation related queries, please get in touch with our team who will be happy to assist you.
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