Pristupačnost
Support for Students with Disabilities
Thursdays from 11:00 to 12:00, or by prior arrangement via e-mail
Laura Terzić, lterzic1@fhs.hr
How can the Coordinator for Students with Disabilities support you?
If you have any of the following difficulties or conditions that may affect your studies, please contact the Coordinator for Students with Disabilities to learn more about the forms of support and accommodations available to you:
- visual impairment
- hearing impairment
- motor impairments
- multiple disabilities
- chronic illness
- mental health conditions or psychological difficulties
- learning difficulties (dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD)
- other health conditions or difficulties that may affect your course of study
The Coordinator for Students with Disabilities acts as a link between students with disabilities, the teaching and administrative staff of the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, and the University of Zagreb Office for Students with Disabilities.
Students of the Faculty of Croatian Studies may contact the Coordinator regarding accommodations in teaching and examinations, as well as other matters related to the status and rights of students with disabilities.
The Coordinator also contributes to improving awareness and strengthening the professional competencies of university staff in responding to the specific needs of students with disabilities.
Course: Peer Support for Students with Disabilities
Peer Support for Students with Disabilities* is a university course open to all students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programmes at any constituent unit of the University of Zagreb. The aim of the course is to prepare students to provide meaningful and appropriate peer support to students with disabilities in the academic environment.
The course lasts one semester. The preparatory workshop is held at the beginning of the semester over two weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Peer support activities and regular group consultations (supervision), within Models A and B, are carried out during the semester according to need and agreement.
The course is delivered through three models (A, B and C):
A. Preparatory workshop (15 lecture hours + 30 practical hours) and peer support provision (75 practical hours + 15 hours of group consultations): 5 ECTS credits (2 ECTS credits for the preparatory workshop/training and 3 ECTS credits for peer support provision during one semester). Credits are recorded as “pass”. Student performance is not graded.
B. Peer support provision (75 practical hours + 15 hours of group consultations): 3 ECTS credits. This model refers to peer support provision during one semester. Prerequisite: previously completed Model A or C. Credits are recorded as “pass”. Student performance is not graded.
C. Preparatory workshop (15 lecture hours + 30 practical hours): 2 ECTS credits. This model includes the preparatory workshop/training only. The competencies acquired are assessed through active participation in the workshop and an oral examination, and are graded.
*For the purposes of this course, students with disabilities include students with motor impairments, chronic illnesses, visual impairments, hearing impairments, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, and mental health conditions or disorders, who require peer support and agree to receive support from a fellow student.
Examples of support in the academic environment include assistance with arriving at the faculty, moving around faculty premises, taking lecture notes, completing administrative procedures, following classes (for example, through verbal description of visual content), support in various social situations such as communication mediation, reviewing written assignments, being present in stressful situations, providing information and guidance, and offering personal support according to individual needs and agreement.