Support for students who are deaf or hearing-impaired

There are major differences between being deaf and hearing-impaired. Therefore, the problems facing the two groups of students may call for different solutions and forms of communication.

In addition to the obvious problems of being deaf and hearing-impaired, you might also be experiencing problems in connection with:

staying focused in relation to your studies
endurance
maintaining an overview of your studies
structuring and planning your studies.

If you are deaf or hearing-impaired, you may, for instance, be granted the following support:

Interpreter assistance in the form of sign language interpretation in class. If you are enrolled on a higher education programme, you will typically be granted 400 hours of interpreting per semester. Students enrolled on a medium-cycle higher education programme are typically granted 300 hours per semester.
Secretarial assistance if you need help taking notes in class, for instance, while you are busy watching the sign language interpreter.
Mikrolink, which is a wireless receiver connected to a hearing aid. Mikrolink transmits sound recorded in the classroom from a microphone or another type of recorder.
Hearing system (for teaching purposes) used in connection with mikrolink. The hearing system typically consists of a microphone for the lecturer, two microphones capturing students' speech, and a mixing system which transmits sound to the student's mikrolink.
IT starter package.

NB! IT tools can be borrowed but must be returned if you either leave or complete your study programme.