Students with disabilities can benefit from a variety of support services such as:
- Accessibility specifications: special provisions for buildings, parking spaces, etc
- Availability of electronic services targeted at visually impaired students
- Promotion of the Braille method for the visually impaired
- Every HEI is required to take the necessary measures so as to ensure inclusion of students with disabilities and special learning needs
The F.151/17897/B6/2014 joint ministerial decree gives students with disabilities the possibility to change the location of studies so as to enroll in a university close to their residence (see the Ministry link to electronic submission of the application for change of location of studies).
The ministerial decision 98546 (gov.gaz.2065B/24-10-2007) introduced a cooperative network of accessible bibliography providers to people with eyesight problems. In this way, the AMELib (Accessible Multi-modal Electronic Library) initiative, which aims at overcoming obstacles that visually impaired students may face, was created. University libraries are active towards this direction.
Furthermore, some HEIs offer special provisions in order to cater for students with special needs (e.g. dyslexia) regarding assessment and exams, life-long and distance-learning programmes (among them the Hellenic Open University) and supporting services such as counselling, psychological support, etc. complying to Law 4074/2012 articles.