Facilities for Disabled Students
Dokuz Eylül University has
built the Dokuz Eylül
University Disabled Students Unit since 18.03.2009.
The aim of the Dokuz Eylül University Disabled Students Unit is to minimize the
difficulties our disabled students will confront during their education, campus
and dormitory life due to their disabilities and to provide coordination
between the parties in interest with regards to remove
barriers. The Unit designated creating opportunities as his objective in order
to support disabled students, instructors and personnel and to give them equal
access right. Moreover, it tries to increase awareness about disabilities in
university.
If any (visible or invisible) health problem
prevents a student’s social and academic life in Dokuz
Eylül University, this student is disabled. Types of
disabilities w emay encounter are as follows:
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Visually impaired individuals
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Physically disabled people
•
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
•
Learning disabilities
•
Psychiatric/psychological problems
•
Hearing impaired people and deafness
•
Traumatic brain injuries
The student decides to report his/her
disability to the Disabled Students Unit and to have it identified or not. Only
the students identified will be supported by the Disabled
Students Unit according to their will. Therefore, please transmit your
papers related to your condition to us.
Should you need any academic adaptation due to
your disability, please contact your instructor or our unit.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISABLED STUDENTS:
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To get in
contact with the instructors to whose courses they are enrolled at the
beginning of every semester, to inform them about their situation and needs.
*
To
examine the courses they took in accordance with adaptations they could need
and to inform the Disabled Students Unit about the necessary adaptations.
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To
deliver the report which is taken from official institutions and shows their
present disability status in order to document they need an academic
adaptation.
* To
inform the Unit about the services they are provided or not
provided by the department they study.
* To
inform the Unit about the changes in status or contact information.
*
To build
a coherent and regular relationship with the Disabled Students Unit,
instructors and academic advisors.