Learning Support

Reasonable academic accommodations / adjustments

Reasonable academic accommodations / adjustments aim to minimise or eliminate the disadvantaging effects of students’ conditions on their learning. They are meant to “level the playing field” instead of undermining academic integrity or the core requirements of a course or programme.

We provide recommendations on reasonable academic accommodations / adjustments which address individual needs in the following aspects:

Special examination arrangement
Special classroom arrangement
Course materials in an accessible format

As students’ educational needs in HKU may differ from those in the past, there may be modifications to the academic adjustments and examination arrangements granted in HKU.

After reviewing individual cases, we will issue a letter of recommendations on reasonable accommodations / adjustments (LoRA) to the respective Faculties and the Examinations Office for approval and implementation. Students will also receive a copy of our letter via email for their record.

Here is a list of Faculty SEN Contact Persons who help disseminate LoRA to respective faculty staff, and facilitate liaison on the reasonable accommodations / adjustments when needed:

Faculty	SEN Contact Person
Architecture	Ms. Heidy Siu
Arts	Ms. Nicole Wong
Business and Economics	Ms. Ada Lam
Dentistry	Ms. Vester Wong
Education	Ms. Crystal Chan
Engineering	Ms. Violet Lee
Law	Ms. Pamela Tam
Medicine	Ms. Amy Wu
Science	Ms. June Tse
Social Sciences	Miss Vanisa Yip

Since requests for reasonable academic accommodations / adjustments require a processing time of at least 8 weeks, students are recommended to register with us as early as possible. Late applications may not be accepted.

The LoRA expires every year. Students are responsible for communicating with us to review their needs and renew the letter before or at the beginning of a new academic year.

Special Library Support

We collaborate with the Libraries to provide special support and facilities to students with SEN. Requests for special library support must be referred by the SEN Case Manager from SEN Support.

Liaise with publishers to provide electronic textbooks
Support for converting materials into accessible formats
Special rooms equipped with assistive technology

Hardware: Computers with larger monitors, reading aids (e.g. Braille display, magnifier, etc.), and power scanners
Software: Screen reader software JAWS (which also offers speech synthesizers for English and Chinese languages) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software ABBYY

Special lift access for students with physical disabilities