How to obtain the support during your studies

To be able to give you as much appropriate support that would meet your needs it is important for you to register as a student with special needs. The best would be to make your registration until 31 October of the given academic year of your study, but you can also register or update your registration at any time during your study. You will be registered under one of the following categories:

• Category A – students with visual impairments
• Category B – students with hearing impairments
• Category C – students with physical impairments
• Category D – students with specific learning difficulties
• Category E – students with autistic spectrum disorder
• Category F – students with other difficulties (such as mental health problems or chronic somatic diseases)

It is important to take the three steps below:

1. To go through so called. „functional diagnostics“. It is about one-hour-long interview with a specialist. The purpose is to identify your needs and any limitations during your study. The result of the interview is a report suggesting supportive measures. Contact here.

2. To deliver a valid document confirming your health disability. The certificate is submitted to the specialist who will be making the functional diagnostics with you.

3. To give the university the informed consent. It means you will sign the informed consent form to be registered as a student with special needs at Charles University. You will agree the data needed to obtain such status will be entered into the information system of the university (SIS). The information is only visible to the authorized university staff. The specialist making the functional diagnostics with you will also give you the form to sign. All documents needed for the registration are then filed at the Study Department of your faculty.