Accommodation for students with disabilities or additional needs
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Accommodation for students with disabilities or additional needs
We have rooms across the Docklands campus which are adapted for medical conditions and a range of support in place for students with disabilities or additional needs.
Support for students with disabilities or additional needs
The Residential Life Team has three Welfare Officers who are available to provide pastoral care and bespoke support for residents. There is a Welfare Officer on campus 7 days a week from 9am-5pm. If you disclose a disability, mental health issue, or additional needs on your accommodation application, one of our Welfare Officers will contact you directly before your tenancy starts to discuss your support needs. Where possible, they can also support with any additional needs, should your circumstances change throughout your tenancy.
If you need to get in touch with the residential life welfare officers, you can call or email them at:
Residential life welfare email: reslifewelfare@uel.ac.uk
Residential life: telephone +44 (0)20 8223 4445
Medical adaptations and other support
The Welfare Officers can work with our Disability and Dyslexia Team, Student Wellbeing Service, Maintenance Team, and your local authority to facilitate medical adaptations to your accommodation and offer other types of support.
Below is a list of possible adaptations and offerings, but if you have other requirements outside of what is listed below, please discuss these with a Welfare Officer when they contact you ahead of your tenancy start date.
- Hoists can be installed with support from the Disability and Dyslexia Team and the local authority.
- Specialist toilets can be installed with ample notice.
- Bathroom sinks, kitchen sinks, kitchen counters, shelves and cupboards can all be adjusted with ample notice.
- A height-adjustable bed can be installed with ample notice.
- Deaf and hard-of-hearing adaptations to fire alarms, such as flashing alarms and vibrating alarms, can be provided.
- The Disability and Dyslexia Team can support blind students with arranging orientation and mobility sessions before arrival and advise the Residential Life Team on any room adaptations. The Residential Life Team will implement any adjustments with ample notice.
- A medical fridge can be provided in your bedroom to store medication. This will require the approval from the Student Wellbeing Service and/or Disability and Dyslexia Team.
- Residential Life Welfare Officers and the Disability and Dyslexia Team can work with a student’s local authority team to facilitate OT assessments and help implement recommendations
- All accessible rooms have shower chairs, and we can procure portable ones if needed
To arrange any academic adjustments or support with your disability, please contact the Disability and Dyslexia Team.
Accessible rooms
UEL offers a range of accessible and adaptable accommodation for students, including en-suite rooms and studios.
Wheelchair Accessible East Studio
En-suite studio room adapted for students with medical conditions.* Bedroom, kitchen and dining space in one single occupancy room. Live, dine, and sleep in one room without having to share the space with other students. From £231/week (2025/26 costs).
Wheelchair Accessible Detached Flat
Located dockside on the ground floor with your own entrance to the building. Shared kitchen/dining area. Integrated appliances, including a washing/drying machine. En-suite bedroom adapted for students with medical conditions.* From £210/week (2025/26 costs).
Wheelchair Accessible West - Premium kitchen
Recently refurbished throughout. Affordable London Living. Modern shared kitchen. En-suite bedroom adapted for students with medical conditions*. From £182/week (2025/26 costs).
Accessible room prices
For a full breakdown of the rent prices for accessible rooms, please visit our Room types, prices and payment plans page.
Campus facilities
Rooms: All rooms are en-suite with walk-in showers.
Transport: Our accommodation is less than a 2-minute walk from the free inter-campus bus, which will take you to our Stratford and USS campuses. It is also less than 4 minutes from Cyprus station, and there are several bus stops which will take you towards shops, restaurants or central London. All these transport modes have level access.
Food on campus: There are various food outlets on site, including University canteens, 53.3 degrees coffee shop and Costa Coffee, which serve hot food Monday-Friday. 'The Shop', situated in the East Building, is open every day.
Nearby shops: Asda is approximately a ten-minute walk away or two stops on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Beckton. Gallions Reach Shopping Park is approximately a 20-minute walk or a short bus ride, which has a large Tesco, pharmacy, clothing stores, restaurants and more. A small Co-op is a five-minute walk along the dockside from the East Village. There is a popular vegan cafe, Wellbean, near the Co-op.
Stratford's Westfield shopping centre is approximately 20 minutes away by DLR/London Underground. Here you will find most stores and restaurants that Central London has to offer, including a multiplex cinema and bowling lanes.
You can also have food or groceries delivered to campus.
Parking: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer car parking at our Docklands campus, although we do reserve a limited number of spaces for Blue Badge holders. If you hold a Blue Badge and require a parking space, please contact residentiallife@uel.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)20 8223 4445.