Supporting students with a disability or chronic disease
Facilities
The UM Disability Support team is happy to help you with support, advice and arranging facilities such as extra exam time. We recommend that you apply for facilities before you start your studies, otherwise they may not be arranged in time.
Student network
Find your new community and fun activities at UnliMited-Students!
Note: to apply for facilities please contact Disability Support, for social events join UnliMited.
Disability Support
For whom is this relevant?
For those who are (going to be) a student at Maastricht University and have a physical, psychological, and/or sensory disability, a chronic disease or other condition such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or diabetes. And who want to use facilities to make studying with their disability or chronic disease easier.
Examples of facilities
- Extra exam time (25% up to 30 minutes maximum)
- Smaller exam room
- Reading aloud software
Request facilities
If you would like to be eligible for facilities, it is important to contact Disability Support as soon as possible. Please send an email to disability@maastrichtuniversity.nl in which you indicate which facilities you would like to make use of (see the website where possible facilities are mentioned). To be able to arrange facilities, Disability Support requires from you a colour scan from the original medical statement or a dyslexia statement including a psycho-diagnostic report (in English or in Dutch).
UM ‘Profileringsfonds’ arrangement / Financial support / Study delay
In case of (possible) study delay due to circumstances ('force majeur'), such as illness, family circumstances, pregnancy or disability, you might be eligible for financial support from the UM 'Profileringsfonds'. Please be informed that you have to contact a student adviser within two months of the special personal circumstance occurring. For more information see: Profileringsfonds.
Contact Disability Support
Do you have questions, do you want to request facilities or do you need support? Disability Support is happy to help you!
For more information, visit the UM website about studying with a disability.
For those who are more (audio)visually inclined, there is a video about Disability Support at UM.
All data provided will be treated confidentially.
UnliMited-Students Network
Nothing About You Without You
UnliMited is a network for and by UM students with (in)visible disabilities, chronic conditions, neurodivergence. You do not have to share why you want to join UnliMited or disclose any personal information.
Examples of disabilities are motoric, hearing or visual disabilities. A chronic condition could be, among others, diabetes, Crohn’s disease or Ehlers Danlos. You are also welcome at UnliMited if you have a psychological condition or if you are neurodivergent, such as ADHD, dyslexia or autism.
UnliMited-Students wants to make the student life of their members as pleasant as possible, by providing support through activities. Join the network and participate in meetings and activities, such as arts and crafts, hikes or just nice chats, to get to know fellow students with a disability.
Moreover, UnliMited aims to increase visibility and awareness about studying with disabilities and strives to make UM a more inclusive and accessible environment. At UnliMited forces are joined to make the voices of students with disabilities heard as loud as possible.
Meet your student community at UM! Become an UnliMited member and start chatting in the Whats-App group. Follow UnliMited on Instagram for updates and activities.
Do you have any questions? Send UnliMited an email at unlimited-students@maastrichtuniversity.nl