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Luckily things have improved since then - many universities are very progressive with this and many type 1 students have extra time and or other types of special consideration for learning and exams.

Things have changed a lot. Reasonable adjustments needed for disabilities and certain conditions. Statemented learning difficulties have an easier process with this and generally there is better understanding of the impact of certain disabilities and conditions on cognitive performance but this...

There is no "set" way to deal with this - individual schools have different procedures though you are right there is general guidance on the minimum that should be given - but you still hear of lots of accounts of students being asked to leave the room to test etc (absolutely not acceptable...

Hello. I am interested in hearing about people who have had 25% extra time agreed for public exams (which is usually based on normal school test and exam arrangements for that person) in the last 5 years. There appears to be pretty inconsistent adjustments being made for diabetic children for...