Disabled Students Unit - Services

Exam and Course Accommodations for Students with Special Needs

FOR STUDENTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

• Students may be exempted from the listening sections of exams by decision of the executive board.
• The student should be seated where they can hear the instructor and are not affected by other sounds. Important notes and personal messages about the student that need to be conveyed to the instructor should be given in writing.
• If the student lip-reads, the instructor should deliver the lesson facing the student.

FOR STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

• Ground-floor classrooms should preferably be used for courses and exams.
• A classroom in which the student can move comfortably in a wheelchair should be chosen.
• Suitable seating arrangements should be made for the student.
• Meetings between the student and the instructor should also be held in ground-floor offices.

FOR STUDENTS WITH WRITING DIFFICULTIES

• Accommodations such as taking exams on a computer instead of with pen and paper, or adding extra time to the exam, should be provided.
• Extra time should also be given in classes so that they can take notes.
• Students with spasticity should be allowed to use a laptop in class when writing is not possible.
• Course notes should be prepared in writing and provided to the student.

FOR STUDENTS WITH SPEECH DIFFICULTIES

• For students with speech difficulties or stuttering, special arrangements should be made or extra time should be given, particularly for speaking exams or assignments such as presentations.
• Preparing visual and written presentations should be the preferred method. This method can be decided together with the student.

FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (DYSLEXIA), ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

• They should be allowed to take exams separately or be given extra time (taking the student's preference into account).
• Support should be provided to help them maintain high motivation.
• In some cases, spelling and punctuation rules may be disregarded in exams and assignments.
• Oral examinations should be preferred.

FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS (We Currently Have No Such Students)

• The student should be given extra time in exams.
• Exam materials should be printed in enlarged format (using A3 paper, enlarging font sizes, etc.).
• An assistant or instructor should be assigned to help the student in exams. If this need cannot be met within the units, a student can be provided from the volunteer pool of the Disabled Students Unit.
• Our University has a "text-to-speech program" for exam materials in Reading exams. This way, the student can review the material on their own if they wish. The student's answers should be written down on paper by the assigned assistant or instructor.
• In addition, it is possible to take exams at the center to be established for visually impaired students in our University library.
• Students with low vision should be seated where they can follow the instructor and the board well. Extra time should be given, considering that there may be books they cannot follow or read.
• For further information and consultation based on information obtained about the individual student, please contact the Disabled Students Unit.
• Close communication and cooperation between the Disabled Students Unit and academic units regarding students with disabilities in their departments (visual, physical and hearing impairments, dyslexia, hyperactivity and attention deficit, diabetes, etc.) is an important requirement. In this context, in order to provide the necessary support, each faculty and school has a "disabled student academic advisor".