Apply for Educational Support
If you have a disability, then you are welcome to apply for educational support.
- Use the NAIS system to apply: attach documentation confirming your disability. You can scan this or you can upload a photo of your documentation using your mobile phone.
- The disability coordinator will contact you to book an appointment when you can discuss the support we can offer. The appointment can be held on Campus Falun or Campus Borlänge, on Zoom, or by phone.
- The disability coordinator decides on educational support. Before each course, you must contact the teacher and the examiner, present the decision to them, and talk about any necessary adaptations to the course.
Sometimes, it can take time to coordinate the support that works for you, so be sure to contact us well ahead of time.
Examples of Support
If you are a student who has a disability that means a constant physical, psychological, or cognitive limitation to your ability to study, then we encourage you to seek educational support.
Recorded Literature
Students with reading disabilities have the right to borrow adapted course literature: for example, talking books, Braille, or e-textbooks. You can borrow compulsory course literature free of charge from the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media (MTM). To download books, you need first to create an account with MTM: library staff can help you with this.
Immediate access is possible to existing talking books. You can request the production of a new talking book, but it may take up to ten weeks before you receive it. You should contact the library as soon as you can when you know you will need talking books or adapted literature.
Examination Modifications
You may require alternative arrangements when it comes to examinations – for example, you may require additional time. The disability coordinator can make decisions relating to general examination arrangements but is restricted to only being able to recommend modifications to alternative examination forms. The final decision lies with the course teacher.
Mentors
If you have a neuropsychiatric diagnosis, such as ADHD or ADD, or an autism spectrum disorder, you may be granted support from a mentor to help you structure your university studies or prioritise your work. A mentor – often another student – is someone you can talk to and discuss your ideas with.
Note-Taking Assistance
If you need assistance taking notes, we can provide you with a digital aid, such as an audio recording pen. If your disability prevents you from using this kind of aid, the disability coordinator will help you find an alternative. This does not apply in the case of recorded or subtitled lectures.
Interpreter Support
If you have a hearing impairment, the University is responsible for ensuring you receive sign language or writing assistance during instruction. If you need the help of an interpreter, you must inform the disability coordinator well ahead of the start of your course(s) – preferably at the same time you apply to a course or programme.
Resource Room/Computer Room
Both Campus Falun and Campus Borlänge have a resource room for students with disabilities. There you can find computers that are equipped with the following: Stava Rex, Spell Right, Claro Read Plus, and Gustavas ordböcker. Contact the disability coordinator for authorised access to these resource rooms.
Other Forms of Support
If you require any other form of support, do not hesitate to contact us. You are always welcome to contact the disability coordinator to discuss options. Sometimes, it can take time to organise the support that works for you, so be sure to contact us well ahead of time after receiving your admission decision.
