University and disability

In 2011 VMU was awarded by Education Exchanges Support Foundation as an “Education and study institution, which most actively promoted Erasmus mobility among the people with special needs from 2007 to 2010”.

In 2015 VMU was awarded a certificate of Lithuanian Association of People with Disabilities, which states that infrastructure of the university is adapted and provided services are friendly to people with disabilities.

• Provision of financial support: exemptions of the tuition and accommodation fees are provided
• Material basis of the university is constantly being built, reconstructed, adjusted and adapted to the needs of students with physical disabilities
• Students with disability live in dormitory rooms that are adapted to their needs, with a possibility to their companions to be accommodated together
• Many study programs are flexible, and by organizing the process of studies, can be adapted to the needs of the person with disability: distance learning, various forms of examination, etc.
• University provides students with disability with learning / educational tools and devices so that they could use these material for their studies

DISABILITY POLICY OF VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY: “UNIVERSITY OF INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES”

At VMU student with disability will always be heard and understood. The student will always be able to participate and contribute to the process of making comfortable conditions for learning, studying and living. This is one of the fundamental aspects of which VMU can be proud of as a university of inclusive opportunities for people with disability.

Most premises and facilities of the university are fully or partially adapted to the needs of disable students:

• Mostly all buildings entrance door opens automatically
• Student Recreation Room at VMU Building No. 3, Room 115 (1st floor) has portable computer tables, a massage chair and a recreation space
• Separate floors in the stairway and individual rooms at VMU Building No. 3 include corresponding Braille markings
• All Reading Rooms of VMU libraries has a specially designated workplace for a person with disability, which contains a portable computer desk with a widescreen monitor and other equipment
• Special hoists and wide lifts at VMU buildings use audio system of announcements
• Lecture rooms have designated places for people in wheelchairs
• Present equipment and infrastructure are continuously being improved
• VMU provides disability access map of VMU buildings.

VMU provides accommodation for the students with disability in the dormitory in a priority manner. VMU Dormitory No. 2, Vytauto pr. 71 is adapted for students with mobility impairment in which they may live in comfortable conditions. If there is a need, the accompanying person can live together with a student, and the exemptions on the payment for accommodation can be provided.

Administration, professors and students of the university understand the needs of people with disability and work together to ensure that they would have a comfortable experience at the university.

All students design their own individual schedules of studies, which is personally adapted to their needs.

If you notice that the appointed auditoriums are difficult to access, please, inform VMU Studies Department.

Students with disabilities are invited to participate in the competition for Erasmus+ studies or internships abroad. Furthermore, students with disabilities have the possibility to get an additional grant, which would cover all expenses that are related to disability or special needs during Erasmus+ studies or internship. For more information, please, contact VMU International Cooperation Department.