Information on special arrangements

ETH Zurich is committed to enabling students with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses to study independently and with equal rights. Lecturers can find information for their performance assessments and courses below.

Special arrangements for performance assessments

Lecturers can find information on how to handle special arrangements in the Guidelines for Lecturers.

Point of contact for students with questions about special arrangements is the Counselling & Coaching Centre.

e-Accessibility/digital accessibility

ETH supports lecturers with information and training programmes on digital accessibility.

Further simple measures used in teaching

Depending on their disability or chronic illness, students experience various disability-related disadvantages. These can often be overcome with simple technical or didactic measures.

ETH supports lecturers with specialised knowledge and didactic advice. The following information sheets contain information on these topics.

Legal bases

Universities are obliged to organise the general requirements for students with disabilities in such a way that they can successfully complete their studies.

The basis is provided by the Swiss Federal Constitution, which prohibits any discrimination on account of a physical, mental or psychological disability (external page FC, Art. 8(2)).

The measures required to eliminate the discrimination of people with disabilities are implemented in the Disability Discrimination Act (external page DDA, Art. 2).

Students with disabilities must not be discriminated against as a result of their disability.

"Discrimination in access to general and advanced education and training occurs in particular when: a.it is difficult for persons with disabilities to use aids or obtain the necessary assistance from other persons; b. the duration and organisation of the course and examinations are not adapted to the specific needs of persons with disabilities." (Art. 2, para. 5, DDA)