Studying with disabilities
There are several types of support and adjustments available if you have a permanent disability or another type of disability, while you are studying.
Pedagogical support
Support is available if you have for example have dyslexia, ADHD, an autism spectrum disorder, permanent mental health issues (longer than six month) or a chronic disease that affects your study situation. However certain forms of pedagogical support require additional planning time. Therefore it’s important to send your application for support ahead of time, preferably when you have been admitted to your course or program.
More information on what is classified as a disability External link.
How to apply for support
1. Medical certificate/assessment
To be able to apply for pedagogical support, you need to have a medical certificate/assessment that demonstrates that you have a permanent disability. The certificate must be written by a doctor, psychologist or speech therapist for example. If you have questions about what information must be included in the certificate/assessment, or if you do not have the possibility to submit a digital application, please contact the coordinator.
If you don't have an assessment, you can call 1177 to get more information on how to get one.
2. Upload your certificate/assessment digitally
You can only submit your application digitally via the NAIS website. There, you will upload your medical certificate or assessment.
Submit your digital application here External link.
After you have submitted your application, a coordinator will contact you within 2–3 weeks to discuss your support needs.
Several types of support
The support is based on your needs and can consist of the following:
- talking books (Legimus)
- note-taking support
- extended time for written examinations
- examination in smaller groups
- speech synthesizer and spelling programmes
- sign language interpretation
- mentor
When you start a new course, introduce yourself to the teacher and show them the certificate from the coordinator. Please note that the certificate from the coordinator is only a recommendation and that it is always the examiner who decides whether the adjustments are possible to implement, based on the course syllabus and other provisions.
Aids/adjustments for written examinations
If you have a certificate with recommendations regarding exam hall examinations adjustments, you must send a request for these adjustments prior to each written examination.
1. Firstly, register for the examination in Ladok for students External link..
2. Then fill in the online form Request aids/adjustments for written examinations.
Registration for the exam and the request aids/adjustments must be done no later than ten days before the examination.
Introduction to Legimus
At the University Library, you can book an introduction to Legimus. You can also request recordings of literature that is not available in Legimus.
Legimus Introduction at the University Library External link.
Other Types of Support
There are also various types of support available to all students at MDU.
Helpful Software Tools
TorTalk
With TorTalk installed on your computer, it only takes two clicks to listen to all the text on your screen. It works for articles, e-books, and scanned images containing text.
Download TorTalk from the student portal External link.
Swedish Spellchecker
Stava Rex is an advanced spellchecking program that corrects spelling and grammar mistakes in Swedish.
Download Stava Rex from the student portal – spell correctly in Swedish External link.
English Spellchecker
SpellRight is a spellchecking program for English and has a unique ability to correct severe spelling errors commonly made by Swedish speakers.
Support from MDU
If you have questions about your rights during your studies, you can contact the Student Ombudsperson at Mälardalen Student Union.
Rules and rights are available on the Mälardalen Student Union website External link.
More information
Contact MDU:s coordinators.
Never send sensitive personal data about yourself, such as a medical certificate with health information, name and social security number to the university by e-mail.
E-mail: rps@mdu.se