To confirm your eligibility for support and adjustments you will need to provide appropriate evidence of your disability. This evidence is held securely within the Disability and Mental Health Service and is only seen by staff who need to decide what specialist support you can receive. For more details on this, please see our Confidentiality Policy.
You can use our simple evidence checker to see if the documentation you have is sufficient:
Evidence Checker
Please note: for full adjustments and support we require evidence to meet certain criteria, though we may be able to provide you with advice and some support with a lower level of evidence. It is always worth submitting whatever evidence you have as early as possible in your application for support, and we will let you know how we can help.
Obtaining suitable evidence
If you do not have any suitable documentation you can ask your GP or specialist to complete our medical pro forma.
All evidence must be signed, dated, and written in English. If your evidence is not in English, you will need to provide a certified translation. Please contact your embassy for a list of authorised agencies. The original (untranslated) document must also be provided, and this must be signed by the author.
Please provide electronic documents, not JPEGs or photos, wherever possible.
Payment for evidence
It is your responsibility to obtain suitable evidence and, if necessary, pay any fees incurred. However, for current LSE students, DMHS can arrange for you to be reimbursed for those charges within reasonable limits. If you are unsure, please provide details of costs before paying them, in order that we can advise how much can be reimbursed.
If you have any questions about the evidence we require please feel free to email disability-wellbeing@lse.ac.uk for advice.