Students with reading and writing disabilities/dyslexia may receive targeted study support and use compensatory aids during their study time at University of Borås. Please contact the co-ordinators for targeted study support if you have questions about reading and writing disabilities for consultation about specific needs and information about the support available.

Students who suspect that they might have reading and writing disabilities/dyslexia may contact the co-ordinators for targeted study support.

Targeted study support and compensatory aids available

• Pedagogical guidance – find strategies to facilitate your studies
• Recorded course literature from the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media, MTM
• Note-taking assistance
• Extra guidance/Mentor support
• Extended examinations
• Alternative forms for examinations
• Access to The Resource room with spelling and translation software, scanner, text-to-speech software

The need for this kind of support is assessed by co-ordinators for targeted study support together with the student. To apply for support the functional disability/dyslexia has to be documented. Decision concerning examination is made by the course supervisor or the examiner from the programme in question.