Study support

The type of support you will receive is directly related to your education and according to your needs. Examples of the support you can get is note-taking support, audio books and braille, language support, sign language interpretation and mentors. For written examination, you can be offered an extended writing time and a spot at the Examination centre for students with special needs. Those are located at Klostergatan 3 or Fyrislundsgatan 80 room 2. Read more about the examination centre on Uppsala University's website.

If you have a temporary injury or illness, you are not covered by this support.

If you have a reading disability you can contact the Language Workshop.

How to get support

First you need to contact the coordinators for students with disabilities at Uppsala Unviersity to get a Nais certificate of your disability. Once you have received this you fill out the form below.

When you have received the certificate

• If you need adjustments to your exam or assignment, you must email stod@fek.uu.se no later than 12 days before the examination.
  
• The library needs six weeks to prepare an audio book. You need to email the library at Ekonomikum, ekonomikumbibl@ub.uu.se, as soon as possible with your current literature list.
  

Film regarding studying with a disability

Make sure to watch the film Uppsala University made about studying with disabilities.

Adjustments for exams

Extended time:

• 2-hour exam: 30 minutes extra time
• 3-5-hour exam: 1 hour extra time
• 6-hour exam and longer: 2 hours extra time

The extended time is always added at the end of the exam. All students starts writing the exam at the same time.

Other common exam adjustments include:

• Spell-checking software
• Speech synthesis. When course literature is allowed during the exam, the student can receive it in Legimus. We must be contacted well in advance of the exam.
• Taking the exam in a separate room or in a smaller group

In general, all our exams for campus courses are e-exams that are written on a computer.

Assignments/take-home exams for distance courses and other courses

For take-home exams that resemble in-class exams in structure, equivalent extended time is usually provided as mentioned above. For long take-home assignments, such as those open for a day, an extension may be granted that also considers the need for rest. For submissions that are open for a longer period no extension is usually provided.

Audio recording for personal use

During lectures, the lecturer should be informed that the student wishes to make an audio recording before the beginning of the lecture. Questions asked by students can not be recorded. Audio recording is not allowed in seminars. Recording may inhibit free conversation and some students may not wish to be recorded for personal reasons.

Receiving lecture materials in advance

The lecturers in our courses strive to post the materials in Studium before the lectures in advance. This is sometimes not done for pedagogical reasons.