What do they do?
The Disability Support Unit provides services for current and prospective students with permanent and temporary impairments/disabilities to access the University.
- Assistance during registration and orientation.
- Assistance to access National Student Financial Aid through the Disability bursary allocation.
- Assistance to access essential assistive devices, e.g. wheelchairs and other devices.
- Assessments for reasonable academic accommodations, including time concessions for students with learning disabilities.
- Access to residences.
- Independence training services for visually impaired students.
- Sign language services for Deaf students.
- Support for hard of hearing students.
- Access to student LANS with specialised software for students with disabilities.
- Specialised disability counselling and support.
- Facilitate access to a range of rehabilitation services on and off campus.
Who are they?
For more information such as Email Address, Contact Number and Office Address, please click on the person's profile picture.

Nevil Balakrishna
Howard College Campus
031 260 3140
Balakrishna@ukzn.ac.za
Shepstone Level 5, Room ZC553
Balakrishna@ukzn.ac.za
Shepstone Level 5, Room ZC553

Mongezi Zondo
Pietermaritzburg Campus
033 260 5065
Zondom@ukzn.ac.za
Disability Unit Building (Old HR) – No 2 Milner Road
Zondom@ukzn.ac.za
Disability Unit Building (Old HR) – No 2 Milner Road

Dr Rosh Subrayen
Edgewood Campus
031 260 3665
Subrayen@ukzn.ac.za
Dulcie September Building, Office 1-9
Subrayen@ukzn.ac.za
Dulcie September Building, Office 1-9