Special Circumstances
Access to Cambridge exams for disabled candidates
Cambridge ESOL provides a comprehensive service for disabled candidates including those with specific learning difficulties, hearing difficulties or visual difficulties.
The following three brief guides have been written for disabled candidates who are thinking of taking a Cambridge examination.
- I’d like to take a Cambridge exam but I have visual difficulties
- I’d like to take a Cambridge exam but I have hearing or speaking difficulties
- I’d like to take a Cambridge exam but I have specific learning difficulties
Modified materials
There is a range of modified materials that can be provided for candidates with special requirements.
From the drop-down menu, choose the exam you are thinking of taking. You will see what types of modified material are available.
Applying for Special Arrangements
You must apply through your Cambridge ESOL centre as soon as possible. In the case of IELTS you must apply through your IELTS centre.
Please check the latest dates for application, which vary according to the examination and are usually several months before the exam. Your centre will tell you when you must apply.
The centre will ask for full details of your particular difficulty and advise you on the arrangements which may be possible.
Update on Special Circumstances
Download the most recent annual report, which reviews provisions for disabled candidates, production of modified materials, and the separate areas of special consideration and malpractice: ESOL Special Circumstances in 2006: a review of Upper Main Suite provision (PDF 34Kb).
