Types of support and adjustments

• Extended time
• Write examinations in a small group
• Write examinations in an individual room (subject to availability)
• Computer
• Computer with text-to-speech software for examinations that do not test language skills
• Computer with spell-checking software for examinations that do not test language skills 
• Formula collection
• Course literature in audio format during examinations
• Passive ear muffs
• Freestanding screen for privacy
• Medical equipment
• Calculator
• Exam questions in digital format
• Exam questions in paper format
  
• Dictate answers during examinations

• Extended time
• Take examination in a smaller group
• Written examination instead of oral

If you are recommended note-taking support, you will receive notes from lectures and teacher-led seminars from a fellow student. Note-taking support is not a replacement for attendance, meaning you will only receive notes from lectures and seminars you attend. This form of support is not granted for pre-recorded lectures that you can access repeatedly.

You can receive note-taking support provided that a fellow student on your course is willing to take on the task. An alternative to note-taking support is that you may be allowed to record lectures in audio format for your own use.

If you have impaired executive functions, you may be granted mentor support. You meet with your mentor for support on planning and structuring your studies. The mentor will not be able to help you with the content of your course, provide guidance on your thesis, or offer support with academic reading and writing.

If you have a disability that makes it difficult to write by hand or on a computer, you may be recommended transcription performed by a scribe during written examinations. The support is offered provided that the department can recruit a fellow student for the role.

Transcription means that the scribe will write down exactly what you dictate. Scribes cannot explain words or questions in an exam or help you answer any exam questions.

If you have a severe visual impairment, you may be recommended assistance from a fellow student during elements of teaching where assistive software fails to compensate for the impairment. The support is offered provided that the department can recruit a fellow student for the task.

If you have a severe visual impairment, you may be recommended a sighted guide during a limited time. The sighted guide will escort you to unfamiliar teaching premises. The support is offered provided that the department can recruit a fellow student for the task.

If you need help learning frequent routes ahead of your studies, please contact Syncentralen in Stockholm.

If you need sign language interpretation, speech-to-text interpretation or deafblind interpretation, you can receive this in all study-related situations. More information on studying with an interpreter is available at the links below:

Information about studying with an interpreter

Information about interpretation between students

There are four resource rooms at the Frescati Library and five resource rooms at Albano that may be booked for individual study sessions. The resource rooms have computers equipped with text-to-speech and spell-checking software.

You can book the resource rooms for a maximum of 10 hours in a 2-week period, at least 2 hours at a time. You will need an access card to open the resource rooms. Please contact disability@su.se if you do not have a valid access card.

Book a resource room via TimeEdit

If you have a disability that makes it difficult to read printed text you can access course literature in alternative formats through a talking books account in Legimus. Alternative formats include talking books, e-textbooks and Braille books.

The University Library can help you register a talking books account and instruct you on how to use Legimus. Contact the University Library to make an appointment or if you have questions about course literature in alternative formats.

Information about talking books at the University Library

All students have access to the text-to-speech software ClaroRead Plus. The software reads digital text aloud and can be used to listen to text in articles, documents, e-mails, and on websites. You can install the software on your personal computer (PC or Mac) for free via the University website.

If you have installed the software and would like a demonstration of how it works and can be used, email cecilia.widlund@su.se to make an appointment.

Information on how to install the text-to-speech software