ABSTRACT
Before discussing policy and provision for students with disabilities and learning difficulties, it will be useful to say something about the overall system. In March 1994 a questionnaire was sent to all students with disabilities in Sweden who were known to be having support from their universities. An earlier Higher Education Ordinance does state that applications from students with disabilities must be given consideration both by the centralised admissions organisation and by the admissions staff in the universities. In the urban areas, there is a transport service which allows people with disabilities to travel free of charge either by taxi or in specially-adapted vehicles. Like most other students, students with disabilities finance their studies through loans and grants. The National Agency for Higher Education conducted a trial with 18 students with dyslexia which was successful. As late as 1990, dyslexia was acknowledged to be a medical/neurological disability in Sweden. Access to buildings at Swedish universities is generally good.
