Follow-up on pedagogical accommodations
A national survey shows that pedagogical accomodations are perceived as helpful by students, but that the process of accessing such support is often complicated. The findings also highlight the need for greater general academic accessibility, which benefits all students.
The follow-up survey was conducted in 2025, with 22 higher education institutions taking part. 3,454 students responded to the survey, 142 of whom are studying at KI. The survey was sent out to students who had received pedagogical accommodations during the spring term. The report describes the overall results for all participating higher education institutions, and the responses from KI students were broadly in line with the overall results.
Almost half of the students reported shortcomings in accessibility in teaching, assessment and digital learning platforms. Many are calling for support in areas that actually fall within the scope of general educational accessibility, such as a consistent structure for learning platforms and the publication of teaching materials well in advance of lessons.
The report
The full report is available in Swedish. Find the report and the full news article on the Swedish version of the page.
Developments and measures at KI
KI is exploring the possibility of allowing students to request adjustments to classroom-based exams via Ladok when registering for exams, in order to make the process easier for both students and staff. There is also a need to improve educational accessibility.
About targeted educational support
To be eligible for pedagogical accommodations a student must have one or more long-term disabilities. Almost half of the students who responded to the survey stated that they have neuropsychiatric disabilities (NPF), followed by dyslexia/specific reading and writing difficulties.