Special needs students: Reading impairment

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What is a reading impairment?

Reading impairment means that a person has difficulty reading printed text. Reading impairment include, for example,the visually impaired, the physically impaired and people with reading and writing disabilities. The Swedish Agency for Accessible Media produces course literature in alternative formats for university students.

Download your literature

Download audio books yourself from the Legimus directory. Read in the Legimus App, save the file to your computer or read on the web reader at Legimus.se.Contact the library for more information.

Order Talking books

The library can download and produce Daisy-discs (talking books). You need an Legimus account to order talking books. The library also order course literature that is not yet produced by MTM. Order Talking Books.

Are you living far away from campus?

Contact your closest town library and ask for an talking book account in Legimus. Then contact us for more information on the University library talking book service.

Contact co-ordinator

The co-ordinator can help you with additional support such as help with taking notes, text recordings, adjustment of rooms etcetera. Each campus has co-ordinators, see Mid Sweden University's page about disability services, right-hand column.