Disabilities among students at KI
Below is a list of the most common disabilities among students who are granted educational support at KI, and some links where you can read more. The disability needs to be permanent for the student to be granted support. For these students, an accessible teaching is of extra importance.
Neurodevelopmental disorders including specific reading and writing difficulties/dyslexia
This group includes 77% of students who have been granted pedagogical accommodations (out of a total of 815 students, in 2023)
The Swedish Dyslexia Association
Mental illness (in alphabetical order)
This group includes 9% of students who have been granted pedagogical accommodations (out of a total of 815 students, in 2023)
Anxiety syndrome
Bipolar disease
Depression
Post traumatic stress
Psychosis
Self-injurious behavior
Exhaustion syndrome
Read more about these conditions.
Less common disabilities among students at KI
Hearing loss
The Swedish Association of Hard of Hearing Young People
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Stuttering
Visual impairment
The Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired