Wageningen University in the Netherlands has impressed students with disabilities. The Dutch centre for higher education information conducted a survey among students with a functional limitation. 

In the report - Studying with a handicap 2009 - Wageningen University came out on top, as it has done in previous years.

Student dean Frans Zoon says, 'Wageningen is a small, manageable university, with relatively small programmes. That makes it easier for students to arrange things.'

Studying with a handicap 2009 reports that almost 10% of students encounter difficulties in their studies due to a disability or functional limitation. In the vast majority of cases, this limitation is not visible. There are very few students with a visible disability, such as limited mobility or sight.

Frans Zoon emphasizes that students at Wageningen University can go to the student doctor, student psychologist, the deans and their study advisers. And there are many possibilities open to them to help with their studies, such as extra time during exams or asking for an extra year of government funding for their studies.

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Content added on 14th June 2010.

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