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To implement the goals of these guidelines, the whole University community, both staff and students, must commit to promoting the accessibility of education.

The heads of units are responsible for ensuring that the principles of these guidelines are followed in the units in order to create equal opportunities.

Applicants and students have the responsibility to report on possible barriers and apply for individual arrangements when in need of them.

The University units have the responsibility to ensure that the staff and students are offered sufficient information on the accessibility of operating environments, teaching, studying, communications and learning materials as well as on related challenges and possible individual arrangements.

For their part, the divisions of University Services are responsible for the planning, communications, training, guidelines and expert support needed to implement accessibility.

Teaching units must plan and realise entrance examinations so that all applicants are guaranteed equal opportunities to participate and prove their skills and abilities. This means taking into account individual needs related to applicants’ ability to function.

The applicant is responsible for applying for individual student admission arrangements when necessary. The applicant must justify individual arrangements with a medical certificate or other statement of an expert who has sufficient competence to assess the situation.

In addition to impairments and medical conditions that affect the ability to function, other justified reasons must also be considered when agreeing on individual arrangements.

Student and Academic Services provides recommendations on individual arrangements for faculties and delivers them to a contact person designated by the dean. When needed, Student and Academic Services helps faculties to implement the arrangements.

Information on individual arrangements in an entrance examination is retained at Student and Academic Services for twelve months from the date of the entrance examination. During this time, a recommendation for individual study arrangements may be created upon the student’s request without a separate application.

For entrance examinations, individual arrangements based on the applicant’s justified needs may include the following:

• Examination facilities and equipment
• Assistive technology
• Communications
• Presentation of exercises and questions
• Answering
• Availability of expert interpreters, personal assistants and writing assistants
• Use of time
• Supervision.

The examination questions and examination results must be in a format that is accessible to all applicants.

The applicant must be granted additional time and breaks according to a proven need. The additional time may be, at the most, half of the duration of the examination. The type of examination assignments and the situation of the applicant must be considered when assessing the required additional time.

The University and its units are responsible for ensuring that all students are able to use the University’s physical environment as well as digital services for studying, learning and participating.

Social environment

The heads of units implement equal opportunities through their own example and staff development actions, creating a responsive atmosphere to diversity in the University community.

University Services promotes the consideration of accessibility and the removal of barriers in JYU’s strategic planning.

Physical environment

University Services ensures that its employees have skills to implement accessibility in current and new facilities.

Each facility user is responsible for organising teaching and events in environments that are as accessible as possible, as well as for reporting development needs to Facility Services.

If the accessibility of an environment or a function of central importance proves to be impossible because of technical or financial reasons, an accessible alternative is offered to secure the quality of learning.

The University is responsible for equipping leased facilities with the most common aids for general use (e.g. induction loops, fittings).

Digital services

EU’s directive on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (2016/2102) and legislation on digital services require that everyone must have equal opportunities to use digital services in the following:

• Procurement, maintenance, support and user training of information systems, software and terminal devices
• The structure, comprehensibility and form of websites and documents for teaching, studying, communications and administration
• Alternatives and adjustments of teaching and studying
• Development of the staff’s competence
• Cooperation of various operators and stakeholders of the University (to ensure sufficient expertise)

It is especially important that most important teaching and learning materials that are used repeatedly are made accessible.