Thanks to Law 170/2010, in Italy, many students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) such as dyslexia, dysorthographia, and dyscalculia, who previously gave up studying discouraged by the difficulties they faced, now enrol in university. However, SpLDs can hinder academic success in a general sense and, in some cases, lead to dropping out.

The Office for Students with disabilities and specific learning difficulties of the Academic Programmes and Education Welfare Area, following the proposal of the Rectress's delegate for disabilities and SpLDs, Caterina Lombardo, has launched a project, in Italian, that aims to:

• Map the obstacles encountered by students with SpLDs at Sapienza and identify their strengths;
• Offer specific solutions that promote orientation and academic success.

The project is in two phases: fact-finding and intervention.

Fact-finding phase:

Students with SpLDs (including those non-certified) can report obstacles encountered during their academic path and send their suggestion to the following email address: delegata.disabilita_dsa@uniroma1.it

Alternatively, you can scan the QR code that will direct you to a link in Italian, where you can answer some simple questions.

Intervention phase

In the second phase, based on the responses to the questionnaires, Sapienza will refine the services offered to students with SpLDs, providing a counselling service that will also include some training for cognitive and emotional enhancement and refinement of study methodology.