Ground Floor Housing

Much as I would like to help I don't have a solution.

Most student digs doesn't fall into the category but can she manage with a higher floor with a lift?

Is the housing office not finding her a place?

Have you tried calling the TI office in Brighton? Or the public library -- they might be able to tell you how to contact the housing department of the local council? (And of course you know that "1st floor" is actually what we in the USA call the 2nd floor.)

Overall, I've observed that many lodgings don't have many (if any) rooms on the ground floor. It probably has to do with the damp climate and not wanting complaints from people about a smell of mold, that type of thing.

Whilst I have only conducted a superficial search of their website, the University of Sussex does offer on campus accommodation with accessible rooms. Whilst "accessible rooms" typically refers to rooms suitable for wheelchair use they are also adapted to accommodate other physical disabilities. There is a contact form for the application process and an option to highlight any disability requirements. I suspect that they will be very proactive in attempting to secure accommodation for your student however as we're now mid June your options may be limited.

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/accommodation/on-campus

Be mindful however that much of the new build on campus accommodation (and even most of the new build off campus) accommodation will be in apartment type buildings and will most likely be equipped with elevators (based on the assumption that stairs are the reason for the ground floor request) and therefore an accessible room (which are limited in number) may not actually be required.

Overall, I've observed that many lodgings don't have many (if any) rooms on the ground floor. It probably has to do with the damp climate and not wanting complaints from people about a smell of mold, that type of thing.

I'm not sure where you've observed this but almost all housing in the UK has rooms on the ground floor. A damp climate is irrelevant, a good damp proof course is, on the other hand, very relevant.

You may also have more success by contacting the Student's Union direct.

https://www.sussexstudent.com/

They are more likely to know the particular letting agents that deal with student accommodation and can point you in the right direction. Much of the off campus student accomodation consists of converted housing stock where former family homes are converted to allow multi occupancy, many of which will convert what was orginally a ground floor lounge into a bedroom. However, this does not preclude the possibility that a shared bathroom will be upstairs as well as a kitchen and an elevator will certainly not be expected.

Thank you to all of those who have responded to this inquiry. We are still working with the University of Sussex to resolve this and have some promising leads but please keep the ideas coming if others come to mind