Studying with a disability

If you need help to make studying with your disability easier, you can contact Disability Support. This is not compulsory, but please note that nothing will happen if you do not contact us first. If you apply for a special facility, Disability Support will assess your situation and look into the best solution for you. Alternatively, you can contact your study advisor at your faculty to discuss your specific situation and any possible help you may need from UM.

The disability or chronic disease is not listed on your diploma.

Would you like to receive more information? Do you have a specific question? Or do you have advice for other students with a disability? Disability Support is happy to help you.

Study advisers
Learn how you can apply for support
Handicap + studie, the Dutch expert centre for studying with disabilities

 Please note: Due to the consequences of the coronavirus, even UM students who are not in possession of a dyslexia statement can temporarily apply for a ReadSpeaker TextAid license until July 31, 2020. TextAid is an online tool that provides reading, writing, and studying literacy support. TextAid uses text-to-speech software. With this tool you have both a written and spoken version of your uploaded documents. There is a read-along cursor so that TextAid can support you both auditory and visual. If you want to use this free license until July  31, 2020,  please surf to TextAid and sign in by clicking on "Sign in with Office 365" .
If this does not work, please send an email with the subject 'Request TextAid and your student ID' to Disability Support.

‘Readspeaker TextAid’ is an online tool that can help students with reading and creating texts. ReadSpeaker TextAid uses text-to-speech software. For more information, see: https://www.readspeaker.com/textaid/. You can request an account via disability[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl. Do not forget to send your dyslexia statement or another medical statement if you haven’t done that yet.

Have you incurred a study delay due to special personal circumstances, such as illness, family circumstances, pregnancy, a handicap or disability? Then you might be eligible for financial support from the UM 'Profileringsfonds' for students. One of the conditions is that you get Dutch study finance during the study delay.

For more information, please click here.

Students with a disability or chronic disease may be eligible for housing with urgency. If special modifications are needed it is important to indicate in time where an accommodation must meet, for example that the room must be wheelchair accessible. If no special modifications are necessary only the registration time will be adapted.

An urgent request based on a medical indication will only be granted when you first contact Disability Support and submit an official statement. Disability Support will eventually submit your request to the Advisor & Mediator of Maastrichthousing.

More information about renting accommodation through an urgent request

For students with autism (ASS) there is also the possibility for accommodation in the center via Stumass. For more infornation (only in Dutch), click here.