First of all, you must be a Sapienza student. Next, you need to add that you have a Specific Learning Difficulty to your Infostud profile. If you included this information during the

admission tests, you do not need to include it again. Then, sign up with the Service for Students with Disabilities.

If you are an international student, from within the European Union or from outside the European Union, you must provide a certificate confirming your disability.

This certificate, issued in the country where you live, must be accompanied by a sworn translation in Italian or English. A sworn translation is an official translation of a document that is legally binding. This is performed by a certified professional who swears before a court or notary that the translation is accurate and true to the original.

Signing up for the Service for Students with Specific Learning Difficulties lets you:

• Use the services provided by Sapienza for students with specific learning difficulties.

• Talk to us about what you need.

• Find out about all the services that Sapienza offers for students with specific learning difficulties.

If you ask for this support for your admission tests or your exams or assessments, we may give you special resources (in terms of methodology and organisation)

When can you apply for it? At least 10/15 (working) days before the exam date

How can you apply for it: send an email for each exam to servizio.dsa@uniroma1.it.  The subject must be this: Personalised test request for the “exam name” of “exam date”. In the ‘exam name’ field, you must enter the name of the exam you are sitting. In the ‘exam date’ field, you must enter the date of the exam you are sitting.

Send a single email for each individual exam complete with attachments if requested.

Please include the following information in the message:

• The lecturer's name and surname

• The lecturer's email address

• The name of the exam

•  The date of the exam

• What support you have requested (e.g. extra time, a reduction in the workload, mind maps, etc.) The service will then send the request to the lecturers, after they have checked it. 

Please note: if you don't give 10 to 15 (working) days' notice, our office cannot take over your request and lecturers will not be obliged to give you a customised test for the exam you have asked for.

Sapienza offers additional exam dates to students with disabilities and Specific learning difficulties. Please, contact us for more information. 

The peer tutor is an older student who can help you.The tutor cannot give academic support. Only lecturers can do this. 

Students with learning difficulties can meet their tutor only at the university.

These meetings must be for study purposes only.

The peer tutor can do different things, depending on your needs:

• They can help you read and write for exams and entrance tests.

• They can help you study, in person or online.

• They can give you guidance about university life.

To request the service, please contact us .

If you are a student with a Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD), you can ask for a digital copy of your textbook if your difficulty makes it hard for you to read printed books, compared to someone without this difficulty.

In cases you have a different kind of SLD, you can request the digital copy only after you purchased the printed copy.

In such cases, the Unit for Student with Disabilities and Specific learning difficulties will help you get the corresponding digital copy with the publisher.

To request your textbook you must complete this form in full. The Unit for Student with Disabilities and Specific learning difficulties will assess your request.

Remember: you must ask for your textbooks before your exams.
For first-semester exams, send your request in September or October.
For second-semester exams, send your request in February or March.

Please, communicate any changes to: servizio.dsa@uniroma1.it

The Lazio Region has a scheme to help students with learning difficulties.

You can read more here (in Italian).

People with a valid certificate for a learning disability do not have to pay university tuition fees. The certificate must be regional or national.
They only need to pay a €16 stamp duty and a regional tax.

If you are an international student with a valid certificate, you can use services for students with learning disabilities.
You must have the required medical documents, following Sapienza’s procedures.
Please email our Unit for more information: servizio.dsa@uniroma1.it

If, after enrolment you submit a valid SLD certificate and have already paid your tuition fees, you can apply for a refund. 

If you are an international student with a valid certificate, you can use services for students with learning disabilities.
You must have the required medical documents, following Sapienza’s procedures.
Please email our Unit for more information: servizio.dsa@uniroma1.it