# Disability Advisory and Support Service

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# Disability Advisory and Support Service

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## Personal care support

#### How can personal care support help me?

You may benefit being assessed for personal care support if you find that you need help with any of the following activities:

- Shopping
- Cooking
- Getting up or going to bed
- Washing or bathing
- Going to the toilet
- Getting dressed
- Cleaning your room
- Socialising outside of university study contact hours
- Help with travelling around campus outside of study hours.

If you struggle with any of the activities above, having personal care support may help you.

#### How do I get it?

You need to start the process of getting personal care support as early as possible, and should [read our advice on getting personal care support](https://www.dass.manchester.ac.uk/how-do-i-get-support/social-services/).

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- 0161 275 7512

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