Our official IELTS test centres can help if you have visual, hearing, speaking or learning difficulties. If you need a modified version of IELTS, please give the test centre three months’ notice.
If any IELTS test special arrangements (for example, extra time) need to be made then please give the test centre six weeks' notice.
Your English language ability will be assessed objectively, regardless of any disability or special needs that you may have.
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?
If you have a visual impairment, we can provide:
- enlarged print
- Braille test papers
- an amanuensis to write the answers for you.
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 time for the Reading and Writing tests.
Please contact your local test centre as soon as possible if you have special needs that may require a modified IELTS test version.
Trinidad and Tobago:
IELTS Examination Centre
Centre for Language Learning
Faculty of Humanities and Education
University of the West Indies
Lewis Avenue
St. Augustine
Tel: 868 663 5660
Jamaica:
IELTS Examination Centre
Department of Language, Linguistics & Philosophy
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Kingston 7, Jamaica West Indies
Tel: 1 876 977 0887