Studying with Special Needs

Unfortunately, studying successfully and trouble-free with a disability or chronic illness is still not a matter of course despite legal bases for equal participation in higher education. Although a lot has happened at the universities in terms of accessibility, affected students still have to overcome many barriers on their way to successfully completing their studies – in addition to the burden that a disability or chronic illness means for each individual. Most impairments are invisible (96%) like you can look up at “Useful Information: Facts and Figures”, therefore students with an impairment need to be active and search for support by themselves. The challenges are as diverse as the impairments, be it mental illnesses, chronic somatic illnesses or neurodivergence (such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD/ADD, specific learning disorders) or visual, hearing and movement impairments.

It is therefore important to take advantage of the advising and support offers – as early as possible – to find individual solutions!