DIVERSASIA - Best practices

Many students and prospective students with impairments are entitled to request exam adaptations or alternative modes of assessment. Alternative modes of assessment allow for exams that -cover the same contents; -require the same performance; -but are held in a different/flexible mode. Some of the alternative mode of assessment for students with various disabilities at the University of Vienna are: Written exam instead of oral exam: e.g. speech impairment, speaking anxiety Oral exam instead of written exam: e.g. visual impairment, impaired fine-motor control of the writing hand Prolonged exam duration in written exams: e.g. for students with dyslexia, impaired graphomotor skills or pain, students on the autism spectrum Appointment of Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) interpreters or speech-to-text interpreters: in oral exams for students with a hearing impairment Use of technical assistance, such as a laptop: e.g. for blind students, impairments of the writing hand, dyslexia Exam in a separate room: e.g. for students with attention or concentration deficits, agoraphobia Other alternative mode of assessment: Written paper instead of participation in an excursion (e.g. for students with reduced mobility or a chronic illness) Written paper instead of giving a presentation (e.g. for students with social phobias) Other type of achievement to compensate for frequent absences (e.g. for students with a chronic illness) Extended submission deadlines: e.g. due to acute episodes/worsening of an illness or prolonged hospitalisation (e.g. rehabilitation, therapy) that affected students do not experience disadvantages due to their impairment.