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Examples of Supportand Adjustments*The following are examples. Further
considerations/adjustments for support
will be made based on the conditions,needs, and supporting documents ofeach student with disabilities.
⚫ Consideration of seating position⚫ Permission to use earplugs, noisecanceling earphones, etc.
⚫ Permission to take photos of theblackboard and to record class content⚫ Permission to use a computer⚫ Permission to use a computer forexaminations⚫ Provision of class notes⚫ Use of “UD Talk”⚫ Making important announcements bytext information⚫ Loan out assistive devices (tablets,
sound-collecting microphones, digital
earplugs, earmuffs, IC recorders, whitecanes, etc.)⚫ Loaning Individual lockers*We will also collaborate with and makereferrals to specialized departments within theuniversity (counseling, health counseling,career counseling, etc.) as necessary.

Coordinators for Students with Special
Needs in Health and Wellbeing Center,Sophia University
Email: with_others-co@sophia.ac.jp
Reception Hours: Weekdays (excluding thedays the university office is closed)
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. / 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Support forStudents with Disabilities

More information on support for students with disabilities
at our university is also available on Web Piloti.
Please read it before contacting us.
You can access Web Piloti from this QR code.

https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/soudan/with_others/

Sophia University
Health and Wellbeing Center

For Students
The characteristics and degree of disabilities and whatenvironmental adjustments are necessary vary fromstudent to student.
Reasonable accommodation should not be
formulaically determined solely based on what kindof disability the student has, but rather by looking attheir supporting documents and thoroughly graspingtheir characteristics and the circumstances of each
student through our interview to carefully consider thenecessity/reasonableness of individual consideration.
Therefore, the University requires a certain period oftime to make a decision on what kind of reasonableaccommodation to provide.
As the procedure may take one to two months to becompleted and authorized, please contact us
promptly if you require reasonable accommodation
at Sophia University.
Published: July 2024

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Regarding Support

Sophia University will provide reasonableaccommodations* to students with disabilities sothat they can proceed with their studies andresearch in a safe and comfortable environment.
Coordinators for students with disabilities in Health andWellbeing Center is the primary consultation window in
the University that receives inquiries from students who
require support or accommodations in their studies andresearch due to their disabilities.
We will interview each of the students, asking about thedetails of the disabilities as well as the type of support
needed for campus life. We will adjust environments basedon those details by cooperating with other departments.

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Support Eligibility

Students who are enrolled in Sophia University andhave significant restrictions regarding theenvironment and information necessary for theirstudies and research due to their disabilities.
The basic range of support includes help in classes,
practical training, examinations, university events, etc.
*What is Reasonable Accommodation?
At Sophia University, in situations where a student cannot
obtain the environment or information necessary for
their studies and research due to their disabilities
during a class, experiment, or practical training, the above
applies to the changes or adjustments made by theUniversity to fairly determine the level of the student’s
individual progress to ensure that they can receive therequired environment or information.
In principle, the decision of reasonable accommodation
should not change the University’s “essence ofeducation”.
Reasonable accommodation involves the adjustments
made in the study environment and information to break
down the “social barrier” against disabilities and does notguarantee credits or being able to graduate.

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Flow of Procedure
1．Consultation Reception

Those who require reasonable accommodation in their
university life due to their disabilities can contact us via email.

with_others-co@sophia.ac.jp*Please include your student ID No, name, name of disabilities
and/or diagnosis, and the content you wish to discuss when you
send your first e-mail.

2. An Interview by Coordinators forStudents with Special Needs
3. Accepting Applications for
Reasonable Accommodation:
Submission of Required Documents

4. Consideration and Adjustments for
Reasonable Accommodations*Additional interviews will be conducted as necessary.

5. Determination of Reasonable
Accommodation*In cases where class-related support and consideration areapproved, the official documents are released to the student andevery professor who is in charge of the class. Detailed
considerations for each class should be discussed and adjusted
between the student and each class professor within thedetermined range of reasonable accommodations.

6. Review for Each Semester/Review ofAccommodations*An application for support and accommodations
related to classes must be submitted each semester.
Please note that reasonable accommodations will not
be automatically provided in the following semester
without confirmation of the student's intention.

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The Aim of Support

The aim is to support students with disabilities toimprove their skills by focusing on the 3 goals thatare essential both in university and in their life
after graduation.

Ability to request help:

students learn how to ask for the help
needed when in trouble

Ability to deepen self-understanding:

students learn about what they excel at andwhat they struggle with in order to gain
self-confidence and pursue a fulfilling life

Creativity:

students change their perspective or takecreative approaches to increase what they
can do on their own
We would like to listen to and support you so thatyou can deepen your self-understanding related
to your disabilities and make self-decisions
through our support, rather than just being "okaywith getting support and accommodations".