East Slope
Shared bathroom and en-suite
From £221.27 per week
6-8 rooms per flat
Accessible housing
If you have a disability or medical condition, you can request an adapted room or adjustments as part of your accommodation application.
On this page:
- Adjustments and equipment
- Residences with adaptable rooms
- Assistance animals
- How to request adaptations or adjustments.
The Accommodation Office works closely with Disability Support to provide accessible accommodation. Some examples of adjustments and additional equipment that we can provide include:
- rooms with more space for wheelchairs and medical equipment
- small fridges for rooms
- en-suite wet rooms
- en-suite contribution (if eligible)
- additional room for care workers
- pull cord alarms
- lower cooker hobs and sinks in kitchens
- deaf alerters
- vibrating pillows
- automatic bathroom doors
- beds with adjustable height.
Residences with adaptable rooms
Northfield
En-suite and studio
From £221.27 per week
6-8 rooms per flat
Stanmer Court
En-suite and studio
From £205.80 per week
4-6 rooms per flat
Swanborough
En-suite
From £221.27 per week
4-7 rooms per flat
Lewes Court
Shared bathroom, en-suite, studio
From £205.80 per week
5-6 rooms per flat
Assistance animals
If you have a disability or health condition that requires the support of a registered assistance dog, we have some rooms that are suitable for you.
- Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are dogs which have been trained by an organisation which is accredited by Assistance Dog International and/or The International Guide Dog Federation. You can see the full list of accredited organisations on the Assistance Dogs UK website.
Assistance dogs perform practical assistive tasks for their owners and/or alert them to lifethreatening medical conditions. Assistance dog owners have a legal right to bring their dog into accommodation because of the support they provide.
Whilst they undoubtedly provide emotional support to their owners, this is not their primary purpose.
- Assistance animals in university accommodation
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for our disabled students, which includes permitting registered assistance dogs in residences.
If you have a registered assistance dog, please ensure you include this information in your accommodation application. We will then get in touch with you directly to discuss the accommodation that is best suited to your needs.
Before we allocate any accommodation, we will require evidence/certification that your dog is accredited/trained as an assistance dog.
- Emotional support animals and other pets
University accommodation is not an appropriate environment for most animals. Pets of any kind are not permitted in our residences because of the potential for damage to the accommodation, disruption to other tenants and the welfare of the animal.
In the UK, emotional support animals don’t have legal recognition in the way that assistance dogs do. Emotional support animals are legally considered pets and therefore we cannot permit them to be kept in our student accommodation.
If you bring pets into residences, you will be in breach of the terms of your licence agreement. You will be asked to remove the animal immediately and be at risk of being required to leave your residence.
How to request adaptations or adjustments
When you apply for accommodation via our online portal, there is a section that asks you to provide information about any disability or medical requirements you have. Please complete this as part of your application and we will take this into account when allocating you a room.
Contact
If you have any questions about adaptations and accessible accommodation at Sussex, please contact Housing Services on 01273 679220 (Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm), or email housingandhealth@sussex.ac.uk.
To discuss reasonable adjustments for your studies, email our Disability team at disabilityadvice@sussex.ac.uk.