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Compensation for disabilities

Distance learning courses can be adapted to suit persons with special needs. In order to support the inclusion of everyone, Unidistance offers the possibility of submitting applications for compensation for disabilities.

Students with a disability or chronic illness have the possibility of submitting a request for the compensation of disadvantages. The compensation of disadvantages encompasses the proportional adaptation of study services or examinations in order to offset disadvantages linked to the disability. Please note that the requirements relating to learning outcomes remain unchanged. Adaptations may, for example, consist of additional time, supplementary breaks, or the use of assistive devices.

It is important to plan your studies carefully in advance and to carry out the necessary clarifications and preparations so as to organise the course of your studies in the best possible manner.

This option is available to students, for example:

  • with a physical disability: mobility, visual or hearing impairment, etc. ;
  • with a chronic illness;
  • with one or more learning disabilities (dyslexia, spelling disorders, numeracy disorders, etc.);
  • with an autism spectrum disorder;
  • with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity.

If this concerns you as a student, please proceed as follows :

Before contacting Student Services and submitting an application, you should try to answer the following questions:

  • In which phases of your studies and in which specific situations during your studies do you think you will be adversely affected?
  • Do you already use any assistive devices or are you aware of any that could help you? What needs to be taken into account in this respect?
  • What kind of support do you need? What type of support has helped you in the past?
  • Do you already have a medical certificate describing your disability, particularly in relation to your situation as a student?
  • Have you already taken any additional courses of action?

    • External services

    • Auxiliaries

    • Mobility

You can then submit a request for compensation for disabilities. The request must be submitted to Student Services (studentservices@unidistance.ch) by email before the relevant exams, if possible at the beginning of the semester. A medical certificate or other evidence must be joined to the application*.

 

Submit a request

 

* The medical certificate must be recent (generally not more than one year). Depending on the type of application, the certificate must be issued by a doctor or a specialist psychologist. The medical certificate must establish how the student's daily life is affected. It must specify that the situation is of a long-term nature or that it will still be existing at the time of the relevant exam. This must also be mentioned in the request for compensation for disability.