Support for disabled students

The University of Pécs was the first in Hungary to set up a support unit for the disabled (with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, disability, limited vision, hearing impairment, etc.) students or lecturers to facilitate the conduct of their lives.

Services regarding studies

• Help during studies-related administration
• Reading out and recording lecture notes (for students with visual impairment)
• Lending special equipment
• Help during library visits
• Help in typing or editing or printing written documents (e.g. assignments)
• Visual information „translated“ into acoustic information, reading out charts (for students with hearing impairment)
• Typing and editing notes, information (for students with hearing impairment)
• Accompanying and transport within and out of the university campus
• Photocopying, amplification of written texts
• Other forms of help to read out texts
• Lifting (for students with reduced mobility), transportation

Transportation Service

The aim of this service is to ease access to public services and education. The service uses a special minibus equipped for persons with special needs. An electric lifting machine and special fixing equipment make transport possible especially for people using a wheelchair. (Of course we are ready to transport students with other disabilities as well.)

The service minibus is available when:

• approaching the University
• visiting public services (hospitals, library, offices, etc.)
• going home
• or during other transportation tasks

Mental Care

We help you keep contact with your environment (chats, common events, transportation, etc.). 

• Proper treatment for possible mental harm (finding the proper expert, if needed)
• Preventing crisis situations, treating actual crisis situations

Events

• Club afternoons (e.g. movie nights on demands of the students) with transportation to the university and home
• Reading out journals with actual news from the world
• Chats
• Going outdoors with help
• Visiting cultural or sport events

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