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ACCESSIBILITY UNIT

Accessibility Unit for Students with Disability and Special Educational Needs (SwD&SEN)

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) operates an Equal Access Unit for Persons with Disability and Persons with Special Educational Needs in Athens, with the distinctive title “Accessibility Unit”. It constitutes a permanent and institutionalized administrative service of the University and falls under the Department of Student Welfare of the General Directorate of Education.

The goal of the Accessibility Unit (AU) is to provide personalized accommodations and accessibility services to every Student with Disability and Student with Special Educational Needs (SwD&SEN), ensuring equal attendance and participation in courses and workshops during the academic semester, as well as participation in any type of examination or evaluation process, depending on the obstacles and limitations they encounter.

The services and accommodations of the Accessibility Unit are provided in accordance with its Internal Operating Regulations (Government Gazette 6849 B'/2024) and the applicable Regulations for Alternative Assessment-Examination Methods for SwD&SEN, which are incorporated into the Internal Regulations for Undergraduate Studies of the University of Athens (Article 12, par. 17, Government Gazette 6105/2025 B'), as well as the Internal Regulations of the University of Athens (Article 52, Government Gazette 4173/2026 B').

Who is eligible

The Accessibility Unit provides services to students of the University of Athens, as well as more generally to members of the university community, with a condition certified by a public hospital or institution, including blindness (total or partial), deafness (total or hearing loss), motor disability (upper and/or lower extremities), specific learning difficulties (ADHD, dyslexia, reading difficulties, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), chronic or serious illness, or mental disorders.

Student Support

Accessibility Advisor Professors

Each Department has an Accessibility Advisor Professor (AAP) and a Deputy. The AAP serves as the link between SwD&SEN, teaching staff and the Accessibility Unit, and can be consulted on matters related to students' studies and accessibility accommodations.

Secretariat Staff Support

A staff member and a Deputy have been appointed in the Secretariat of each Department to provide more effective support and assistance to SwD&SEN.

Accessibility Advisor Professors View the contact details of Accessibility Advisor Professors for each Department and School. →Secretariat Staff Support View the contact details of the designated Secretariat staff members. →

Registration

In order to receive accommodations and services from the Accessibility Unit, students and other members of the university community must first register with the Unit.

Register with the Accessibility Unit Information and instructions on registration for accommodations and accessibility services. →

Accessibility Unit Services

Accessibility Unit services are available in person or electronically/online, depending on the type of service and the obstacles and limitations encountered by SwD&SEN.

  • Activity and Participation Restrictions’ Registration
  • Educational Process and Examination Accommodations’ Service
  • Electronic Accessibility Service
  • Accessible Educational Material Production Service
  • Volunteer Support Service for SwD&SEN
  • Relay Service for Persons with Oral Communication Deficit
  • Built Environment Accessibility Service
  • Transportation Service for SwD

More Information & Contacts

Accessibility Unit
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Building of the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications
Ground Floor, Office I14
University Campus, Ilisia, 15784 Athens, Greece

Map: View location

Website: NKUA Accessibility Unit

Telephone: +30 210 727 5130

E-mail: access@uoa.gr

The operation of the Accessibility Unit is supported by the project “KASSIOPI: Support for equal access interventions for People with Disabilities and other special educational needs at the NKUA” (MIS 6016654), which is implemented within the “National Strategic Reference Framework Greece 2021–2027” and is co-financed by the European Social Fund + (ESF+).