Subject to prior agreement with your teacher, you can request exams with special measures, specifically:

• with the use of specific technological devices e.g. a non-scientific calculator, laptop, speech synthesiser software, screen reader, specially-designed mouse and keyboard
• equivalent exams in different formats, e.g. prevalence of oral examining as opposed to written exams.
• extra time added (50%) for degree exams, admission tests and State exams.

Subject to prior agreement with your teacher, you can request exams with special measures, specifically:

• with the use of specific technological devices e.g. a non-scientific calculator, laptop, speech synthesiser software, screen reader, specially-designed mouse and keyboard
• equivalent exams in different formats, e.g. prevalence of oral examining as opposed to written exams, with the option of breaking down longer exams into parts
• focus on content rather than grammar and handwriting
• use of form-type answer sheets in exams
• use of particular fonts in written exams
• Added time (30%) in exams, admission tests and State exams.

UPO offers a series of support tools:

• Personal reader Map+: speech synthesis software that also creates conceptual maps. It contains multimedia elements to enrich the learning experience of all, but particularly of dyslexic students.
• ePico: software created for students with difficulties in reading, writing and numeric calculations. It is equipped with 5 specific settings for strategic management and organisation of information.
• Cloze 2: software to make text comprehension an easier process
• Combina le parole Win 2: didactic and rehabilitation software that provides systematic and structured learning at an elementary level in different linguistic areas
• Visual memory: software for optimising and recovering attention, cognitive and metacognitive skills
• Memory strategies: software for rehabilitation of memory loss or weakness
• Carlo Mobile-Un altro modo è possibile: didactic and rehabilitation software which offers the possibility of recording and listening to texts in MP3 and WAV audio formats, also comprising a voice-activated calculator.

These are devices for recording MP3 audio tracks:

• Jaws Standard and Loquendo: speech synthesis software for listening to texts in Italian or English
• Dragon Naturally Speaking: speech-recognition software that converts spoken content to written text in real time, with 99% accuracy, to make lessons accessible to all
• Alpha Reader: Alpha Reader: speech synthesis software in the form of a simple pen-drive to assist in difficulty with reading-writing, dyslexia, dysorthography and dyscalculia
• Multi-track voice recorders: these make crystal-clear recordings and are extremely easy to attach to the PC for playback of audio tracks (MP3/WMA); it is possible to dictate and produce texts in electronic format.

This equipment allows easier learning for students who are blind or suffer from visual impairment:

• ClearView+ modular desktop magnifier in colour: this magnifies text and images by up to 50 times the original size and displays them on a 17” monitor
• Abbyy Fine Reader: magnified photocopies and conversion of texts from paper to digital format
• Iris Notes 1.0 Executive: scanner pen for taking handwritten notes on any type of page and transforming them into editable files
• Braille Display: device for displaying Braille characters
• USB Keyboard Intellikey: a simplified keyboard for mathematical operations, writing and access to Internet
• Mouse Roller: a tool to improve computer use, speed and autonomy of movement
• Scanner HP Scanjet and scanner programme OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
• NotepalS: ergonomic support for improved viewing angles and comfort of use.