Drop in
Meet with the coordinators for targeted study support if you have questions about support in higher education.
Mondays and Thursdays 13:00 - 13:30.
On campus in the I2 corridor or digitally via Zoom.
Students with disabilities
To have a disability is not an obstacle for you to have an interesting, rewarding and exciting study period at University West!
University West offer various support measures to students with disabilities. The need for help is assessed individually, taking into account the nature of the disability and the structure of the teaching. A prerequisite for receiving support is that you can prove through a certificate, investigation or diagnosis that you have a permanent disability.
Applying for support
In order to receive support, you must have a certificate, in English, stating that your disability is permanent or long-term. If you have a documented disability and need targeted study support in your studies, follow the link to find more information about how to apply for support.
Read more and apply at www.nais.uhr.se
What is a disability?
Disability is defined as: a permanent physical, mental or intellectual limitation of a person’s functional capacity that is a consequence of injury or illness existed at birth, has arisen since then or can be excepted to arise (Discrimination Act, 2008:567)
Examples of disabilities:
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dyslexia
Learning support
At University West we offer for example the following forms of learning support:
- Note-taking
- Study skills tuition
- Talking books
- Mentor support by a fellow student
- Resource center
Read more about our pedagogical support.
Dyslexia or other reading impairments
For those with dyslexia or other reading difficulties, TorTalk is installed on all library computers, which is a text-to-speech program.
TorTalk is a reading tool that can read out loud all kinds of text at your computer screen. It works for all ebooks, locked PDF files and text within scanned images. Of course also for webpages and word processing tools. The program is free to install on your private computer.
Read more at www.tortalk.se
Resource center
The software that is installed at the computers in the resource center are:
- Stava Rex
- SpellRight
- EasyReader
- TorTalk
- Screenruler
What not to send
Take care not to send any sensitive information or documentation to us by email. Communication with the university by email constitutes a public document.
All data that can be linked to your person is handled in accordance to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Read more about GDPR and how we handle your personal data at University West (in swedish) or visit the official EU Commision GDPR website.
Contact
Sofia Bramfors
Coordinator for disability study support Studiehandledare, Academic study coach