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Disabilities and SLDs

New Inclusion Support Services for Disabilities, Learning Disorders and Other Special Educational Needs
 

If you have a disability, a learning disorder (DSA), or another condition recognised as a Special Educational Need (SEN — such as neurodevelopmental disorders, diagnosed psychiatric conditions, or invalidating medical conditions, even temporary ones), Sapienza offers you a tailored support pathway designed to help you study, take exams, and participate in university life in ways most suited to your needs.

Since June 2026, this pathway has been strengthened to be even more responsive to your needs and easier to find and activate. Here's how it works and what you need to do.

Department Reference for Disability and DSA: Prof. Lucia D'Ambrosi

Specialised Tutor for Inclusion: Dr. Arianna Armellini

 
Step One: Contact the Central University Services

Are you a new student (first year)?

1. Declare your status on Infostud (if you did not already do so at the entrance test).

2. Complete the request to register for the service as indicated on the dedicated page of the Sapienza website:

   - Registration for students with disabilities

   - Registration for students with learning disorders (DSA)

   - Registration for students with other special educational needs

 

3. The Central University Service validates the certifications you have submitted. The certifications deemed valid for accessing services and support are governed by the Regulations (find out more here).

   - If you have a disability or civil disability certification, send it to servizio.disabilita@uniroma1.it

   - If you have a learning disorder (DSA) certification, send it to servizio.dsa@uniroma1.it

   - If you fall into the category of other special educational needs, you can send your certification to servizio.disabilita@uniroma1.it or servizio.dsa@uniroma1.it

 

4. The Central University Service prepares a draft operational record (scheda operativa) containing your needs and compensatory tools, dispensatory measures, pathways for strengthening academic skills, as well as guidance for adapting teaching methods and assessment procedures. The Service also assigns sign language interpreters (LIS/tactile LIS), provides economic contributions, grants exemptions and mobility arrangements.


Are you registered in years after the first?

Go directly to Step Two and contact your Faculty Service.

Step Two: Contact Your Faculty Service

Once your certification has been verified, you can approach your Faculty Service to:

1) Complete the operational record

2) Request mediation or activation of the measures you are entitled to for attending lectures and taking exams.

 

Who will you find in your Faculty?

A Specialised Tutor for Inclusion (STI) who:

- Drafts and updates your operational record

- Monitors your university career over time

- Provides support and directs you to competent services if specific needs emerge (e.g., logistical support for accessibility, exam mediation, etc.)

 

To receive all the support you need, contact:

- Dr. Arianna Armellini

 

A Department Reference Lecturer who is informed of your needs by the STI and intervenes when difficulties arise with an exam or with an instructor.

- Lucia D'Ambrosi, dsa.coris@uniroma1.it

A Peer Tutor. If your operational plan provides for it, you may be assigned a Peer Tutor — a fellow student who offers you practical support (for example, helps you take notes during lectures, reads study materials aloud if needed, accompanies you around the Faculty, etc.).

The Peer Tutor always operates under the supervision of the STI and the Department Reference Lecturer.

To request peer tutoring, you will need to have a conversation with the specialised tutor to plan your needs based on your specific requirements. You can request a meeting by sending an email to disabilita.spsc@uniroma1.it or dsainclusione.spsc@uniroma1.it. Requests will be fulfilled within the limits of tutor availability.

How to Request Didactic Mediation Services

To request didactic mediation services for extended time/reduced quantity of questions only (not qualitative reduction), you must submit your request at least 7 working days before the exam date.
 

If you need support materials such as concept maps or formularies to consult during the exam, or other materials, you must send these at least 10 working days before the exam date to allow for didactic mediation and approval by the instructor.

You should contact the STI to activate mediation with instructors regarding support aids and tools relevant to your operational record, following the appropriate procedures and timelines for processing your request.

The channel provided by the STI is necessary to ensure fair treatment of all students and validates that your requests correspond to your actual needs.

Regarding the proposed adjustments, the instructor retains final responsibility for evaluating that the exam remains equivalent and that the assessment objectives remain unchanged.

Beyond communication regarding support aids, students with disabilities and/or learning disorders may, like any other student, contact the instructor directly and request meetings for any didactic clarification.

Within didactic mediation services, it is not possible to request significant programme changes from instructors. All dispensatory measures must constitute reasonable adjustments, designed to maintain unchanged assessment objectives, and must be previously evaluated by the Service managing mediation with instructors, based on your certification and in respect of the principle of exam equivalence and instructor autonomy in assessment.

For other services (particularly economic support and fee reimbursements), contact the Central University Services.

Step Three: Additional Services

Beyond the Central University Services and Faculty Services, the University offers:

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