Services for Students with Disabilities
Source: https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/services-students-disabilities Parent: https://www.uniroma1.it/en/node/306859
Once enrolled, in order to benefit from the services offered by Sapienza, people with disabilities must declare their disability in their Infostud profile and register with the Service for Students with Disabilities.
International students, EU or non-EU, are required to provide a certificate attesting to their disability status issued in their country of residence, accompanied by a sworn translation in Italian or English.
Read the Vademecum richiesta servizi per studentesse e studenti con disabilità (in italian)
How you can apply for the service
Once enrolled, in order to benefit from the services provided by Sapienza, persons with disabilities must declare their exemption under Law 104/92 or disability on their Infostud profile and register with the Servizio per studentesse e studenti con disabilità.
Registering for this service allows you to:
- communicate your needs
- obtain information on all the services offered by Sapienza for people with disabilities
- request the services and/or aids available
- request refunds of enrolment fees.
To submit your application as an international student, please email servizio.disabilita@uniroma1.it from your institutional email address (surname.studentID@studenti.uniroma1.it), and follow the instructions.
When sending from a non-institutional email address, a copy of a valid identity document must also be attached.
Educational mediation
Educational mediation for admission tests and/or regular exams/proficiency tests, so that forms of flexibility (methodological, instrumental, organisational) are adopted.
Additional Exam Dates
Additional exam dates to students with disabilities and Specific learning difficulties (SA Resolution 12 June 2018 - In Italian)
Specialised tutoring
This service is provided by professionals with competences in humanities, psychology and experience in inclusive education and public administration. It aims to promote the education of students with physical or learning difficultiesthrough:
- Ad hoc support with methodological and psycho-pedagogic help guaranteed throughout your course of studies;
- Identification of best support and services for your needs;
- Use of software and multimedia study aides.
Following one or more interviews, we will agree with you on a custom-tailored support plan, which may vary as you progress in your studies.
Italian Sign Language (LIS) Interpreter
Interpreting LIS (Italian Sign Language)\ The student can take a maximum of 16 hours per week and 64 hours per month. The interpreting service can be carried out in support of the following activities:
- attendance of lessons
- seminars closely related to the course of study
- reception with teachers and / or secretarial operators
- exams / degree thesis
- meetings for the evaluation, with the "Sector for relations with disabled students with SLD" (hereinafter referred to as Sector) of the service provided
- orientation and didactic information activities
- cultural activities as part of Sapienza institutional initiatives regarding students.
For particular needs, the interpreting service must be requested in advance and authorized in writing by the Administration.\ How to request the service: consult the Vademecum published on this page
Peer tutoring
The peer tutor is a student enrolled in years following the first, winner of a Collaboration Scholarship, which helps to fill in gaps of an objective nature.\ The tutor does not have the skills to provide educational assistance, which is up to the teachers only.\ Students with disabilities can only meet the tutor in the university environment and for educational reasons.
The peer tutor, according to the cases and needs, can carry out the following activities:
- assistance in getting to the library and to the student and/or educational affairs office ;
- accompanying to class to take notes;
- note-taking for online lectures;
- accompaniment to interviews with lecturers;
- support for reading and writing for written exams and for admission tests and accompaniment to oral exams in person and support for remote exams;
- study support in person or online;
- computer support;
- coaching in different situations of university life.
How to request the service: please read the Vademecum published on this page
Aids for exams and lessons
When: 10 working days before the exam date.\ How to request the service: consult the Vademecum published on this page\ Any changes must be communicated promptly.
Call for the granting of contributions to support the mobility of the public transport service taxi Municipality of Rome
A public selection is launched for the conferral of grants to support mobility, in order to encourage the attendance of study courses, socialization and use of the sports facilities of the Sapienza Sport Service Center, of students with disabilities enrolled at the “Sapienza” University of Rome.\ The contribution will be paid to reimburse the expenses incurred for the taxi public transport service (2024_2025 Call)
Funds for Purchasing Special Equipment
Students with physical and learning disabilities are entitled to receive funding for specialist euqipment (non-medical) that is useful to overcome individual issues that hamper studies, such as PCs, tablets, digital recorders and didactic software.\ 2024_2025 call
Access to Campus by Car
Students with physical and learning disabilities may access internal parking on campus with their disability badge. You will also receive remote controls to access closed areas.
Services for students with other medical records of acute or chronic conditions
Services for inclusion
The sections in the drop-down menu describe the services available at Sapienza for students with other medical records of acute or chronic conditions
Mediation service with lecturers/faculties/departments
It is only possible to use the mediation service with lecturers/faculties/departments for admission tests and/or the organisation of exams/proficiency tests, so that forms of flexibility (methodological, instrumental, organisational) can be adopted without any financial burden on the University: a) for those who need support because of a certified temporary disability; b) for those who are awaiting INPS certification and have not yet obtained it; c) for those who have medical documentation attesting to acute or chronic conditions.
Unit for students with disabilities and specific learning difficulties
Head of Unit\ Fabio Mollicone
Staff
Fabio Bucca\ Chiara Mandara\ Assunta Marano\ Alessandra Nemola
Disability staff and specialised tutoring\ Email:servizio.disabilita@uniroma1.it
Arianna Armellini\ Pamela De Nardis\ Cecilia Gazzeri\ Ernestina Lauria\ Valentina Olla Pes\ Dariateresa Russo\ Francesca Treglia\ Francesca Vignola
Locations
Law Building (CU002)\ Ground floor/rear entrance\ Piazzale Aldo Moro 5\ 00185 Rome
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