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CONTENTS
1. DISABILITY AT THE RVC: WHERE TO START . . . .
1.1 Before you apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2Theapplicationprocess–disclosingadisability
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1.3 Advice About Disability Support . . . . . . .
2. COURSES AT THE RVC – WHAT IS INVOLVED .
2.1UndergraduateCourses . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2PostgraduateCourses . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. FACILITIES AND SUPPORT AT THE RVC . . . . .
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3.1 Learning Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Assistance in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3PractisingClinicalSkills . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Specific support for students with a Learning Difference . 3.5Specialistequipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6SpecialExaminationArrangements. . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7LivingAccommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. HEALTH AND WELFARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1HealthServices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2MentalHealth,Counselling&Mentoring . . . . . . . . . 4.3Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.FINANCIALHELP............................
5.1DisabledStudents’Allowances(DSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Disability-related benefits and the Welfare Service . . . . . . . . . .
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