Disability support: when?

Applying for DSA generally occurs when you apply for the other students finance stuff.

When you disclose disability can vary. If there is a possibility of entrance exams you will need accommodations for, or you may need contextual understanding of past grades. I would recommend ticking it in your UCAS application.

Once you have offers / confirmed offers, have chosen first or second options, or as soon as they start asking about accommodation I would tell them about the living space needs you have. It may even be worth checking before hand. But the earlier you give them notice, the fewer excuses they can give about not having time to sort it.

Contacting potential universities' disability departments about what kind of processes to expect early on is also a really good idea. It allows you and them to be as prepared as possible.

Hope this helped.

You typically have to give a little detail or your disability. For mine it would say that i suffer from knee pains and they could dislocate. The uni disability services will them typically email you either before or after they give you an offer and ask what support you need. If you don’t get an email, then reach out to them.
I am applying to uni as well this year, entry 2024.