Our official IELTS test centres can help if you need changes to the IELTS Speaking test and other individual tests when you have visual, hearing, speaking or learning difficulties.
- If you need a modified version of IELTS, please give the test centre three months’ notice before your IELTS exam time.
- If special arrangements (for example, IELTS extra time) please give the test centre six weeks' notice. Extra time arrangements are not provided for the IELTS on computer test.
The IELTS marking system is objective, regardless of any disability or special needs that you may have.
What do special arrangements include?
- braille papers
- special Listening CD with necessary stops and pauses
- lip-reading version of the Listening test
- enlarged print or Speaking task cards in Braille.
What sort of help can I get? Longer IELTS exam time if dyslexic or help in the IELTS speaking test?
If you have a visual impairment, we can provide:
- enlarged print
- Braille test papers
- a dictation assistant to write your answers as you speak.
If you have hearing difficulties, we can offer:
- special amplification equipment
- a lip-reading version of the Listening module.
If you have dyslexia, we can arrange:
- extra IELTS exam time for the Reading and Writing tests.