Students and disability
Two essential services for your procedures
The Preventive Medicine Service (SCMPPS) and the Handiversité service work closely together to support you in successfully completing your studies at UM.
Complementary in their missions, they are your primary contacts for providing information, assessing your situation, recommending appropriate adjustments to the extent feasible, and monitoring their implementation in your component.
The Handiversity service
- He welcomes you, provides you with information, and supports you throughout your training program.
- He coordinates the implementation and monitors adjustments to studies, exams, and/or competitive examinations.
- He participates in discussions about campus accessibility and digital tools.
- It helps raise awareness within the university community about disabilities and their specific characteristics.
The Preventive Medicine Service (SCMPPS)
- Welcomes you, provides you with information, and supports you with medical matters.
- Assesses disability during a diagnostic medical examination in order to determine recommendations for adjustments to studies, exams, and/or competitive examinations.
- Consists of doctors authorized by the Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of People with Disabilities (CDAPH), nurses, psychologists, etc.
- Issues opinions on adjustments to exams/competitive examinations. These adjustments are subject to a decision signed and notified by the president of the UM or his or her representative.
Need accommodations for studies and/or exams and competitive examinations?
- On the registration form, fill in the section entitled "declare a disability."
- Once you have registered/re-registered, go to your digital workspace and click on the "Handy" tab to submit your request.
- Contact the preventive medicine service (SCMPPS) and the Handiversité service.
WARNING
All requests for exam and/or study accommodations must be made each academic year before November 30 via the Handy app.
Those who have not yet submitted an application may still do so for thesecond semester before March1 of the current year.
In all cases, you must submit your request via the HANDY app, from your digital workspace (tab "Schooling," icon "Handy").
How to request accommodations for exams:
(Decree No. 2021-1480 of November 12, 2021, on the organization of preparatory classes for grandes écoles and the continuation of adjustments to higher education exams or competitive examinations for candidates with disabilities).
- This is my first request for accommodations at the University of Montpellier:
- I must make an appointment with the preventive medicine department to assess my situation and determine the exam accommodations I need.
- I am still enrolled in the same program or training cycle and would like to renew the same accommodations I received last year:
- The medical examination with the preventive medicine service is no longer required. My accommodations will be renewed as they are, provided that I request them in the Handy app. If the accommodations are no longer in line with the exam regulations, new accommodations will be offered to me.
- I am still enrolled in the same course or training program and would like to change my accommodations:
- I must make an appointment with the preventive medicine department to reassess my situation and determine the exam accommodations I need.
- I am changing my course or training program:
- I must make an appointment with the preventive medicine department to reassess my situation and determine the exam accommodations I need.
Each request for study and/or exam or competition accommodations is reviewed by a team composed of the preventive medicine department and the Handiversité department. It may call upon other university professionals who are able to provide an informed and unambiguous response to the requests made: teachers, academic advisors, SCUIO-IP. It may also call upon any external partners deemed necessary (specialized institutions or services, experts, MDPH, Crous).
Disability representatives in faculties, schools, and institutes
Disability support services are available in each academic department and are linked to preventive medicine services and Handiversité. As soon as you receive notification of your accommodations, inform the teaching and administrative staff in your department.
Apprenticeship, continuing education
Apprenticeship – CFA EnSup-LR
Work-study programs under apprenticeship contracts are considered initial training. The procedures for requesting accommodations are therefore the same as those for students in "traditional" programs.
If you need specific accommodations at your workplace due to your disability, your employer must contact either AGEFIPH (private sector) or FIPHFP (public sector).
Contact:
Email
Tel: +33 (0)4 34 43 21 58
More info
Continuing education
The continuing education service (SFC) is aimed at individuals (employees, job seekers, self-employed professionals, etc.) who have interrupted their studies and wish to acquire or develop a qualification, or to enhance their professional experience.
It provides support aimed at integrating people with disabilities into the University of Montpellier's training programs:
- Personalized welcome by the disability advisor.
- Implementation of adjustments.
- Follow-up and assessment at the end of training.
Contact:
Email for disability issues
Tel: 04 99 58 52 71 / 75
More info
Doctorate
Would you like to continue or resume your studies at the doctoral level?
Do you hold a master's degree, are enrolled in a master's program or equivalent, and have your disability recognized by the CDAPH (Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of People with Disabilities)?
You may be eligible for a doctoral contract for people with disabilities.
Admitted candidates will receive a three-year contract, renewable each year upon re-enrollment in the doctoral program.
UM supports you
Atypical-Friendly
The University of Montpellier is committed to the inclusion of students with neurodevelopmental disorders (autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity, dys disorders, etc.) through the national Atypie-Friendly program.
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 41 45 / +33 (0)6 73 50 28 65
More info
Information, guidance, and career services (SCUIO-IP)
The SCUIO-IP supports you in building your training path until you enter the workforce.
Office for Professional Integration Assistance (BAIP) / Handiversité
- Research targeted internships, jobs, or work-study programs, visit the disability-dedicated page of the professional network ResUM (the UM professional network).
- Workshop specifically for people with disabilities. This workshop complements the other modules offered by SCUIO-IP (resume, cover letter, interviews, etc.).
Internships: requests for accommodations and/or adjustments
In order to benefit from adjustments and/or adaptations to your workstation during your internship, you must meet one of the following conditions:
- Be recognized as a disabled worker (RQTH) by the Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of People with Disabilities (CDAPH).
- Hold a disability card.
- Be eligible for the allowance for disabled adults (AAH) or the allowance for the education of disabled children (AEEH).
Contact the host organization and the Handiversité service as soon as possible.
If you are doing your internship within a department or laboratory at the University of Montpellier, the Handiversité service can cover the internship allowance.
It is up to the internship organization to contact the Handiversité service. More information is available onthe intranet.
Contact:
Email
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 41 44
Erasmus+ Mobility
The Erasmus+ program allows students to study or do an internship abroad.
To benefit from this program:
- Contact the International Relations Office (BRI) at your department.
Let them know about any specific needs related to your disability. - Make an appointment with the Handiversité service to follow up on your application.
Together with the International Relations Department (DRI) and your faculty, it will liaise with the host university.
Email
Tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 38 81 / +33 (0)7 76 16 12 39
More info
Sports (SUAPS)
The University Physical and Sports Activities Service offers nearly 40 activities, some of which can be adapted to suit students with disabilities.
More info
You can also take part in recreational or competitive disabled sports.
More information is available on the Occitanie regional committee's HandiSport website.
Art & culture
The service offers events and workshops on artistic practice. Some events may be available with French sign language interpretation or audio description.
University Libraries (BU)
The 12 university libraries at UM are managed by the shared documentation service, which offers tailored services.
Email
Tel: 04 11 75 99 66
More info
Scholarships, social assistance, housing, meals (Crous)
Higher education scholarships: applications for scholarships and/or housing are made via the "Student Social File." There is no age limit for students recognized as having a disability. They also benefit from three additional years of scholarship eligibility.
Catering: All university restaurants and cafeterias are accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Accommodation: Some university campuses and residences have accessible accommodation for students with disabilities.
Apply for accessible accommodation by clicking here.
Social services: located at the Crous and on university campuses (Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan), social service assistants welcome students, regardless of their course of study. They listen to students, provide support, information, and advice, and refer them to the various social assistance services available.
The Handiversité service recruits student jobs
Help with note-taking, exam secretarial services, subject-specific and methodological tutoring, assistance with transportation, etc.
Announcements are sent out via your institutional email addresses, so don't hesitate to apply!
Useful links
Departmental Houses for Disabled Persons (MDPH)
The Departmental Houses for People with Disabilities (MDPH)* are responsible for welcoming and supporting people with disabilities and their families.
There is an MDPH in each department, functioning as a one-stop shop for all procedures related to various disability situations.
* The MDPHs are now integrated into the Departmental Houses of Autonomy (MDAs).
Hérault: More information
Other departments: More info
Website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Reception and support, guidance and professional integration... all the useful information you need for your everyday student life.
National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA)
Its mission is to finance assistance for people with disabilities and to guarantee equal treatment throughout the country and for all disabilities.
Handicap.fr
Website providing information and services for anyone affected by disability (online assistance, thematic information, database of products and services, etc.).
