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Special circumstances

Making our exams accessible to candidates with disabilities or special requirements

Cambridge ESOL provides a range of accommodations for candidates with special requirements, such as specific learning, hearing or visual difficulties. If you are thinking of taking a Cambridge English exam, you can find out more about how we can help you if:

You have visual difficulties

You have hearing or speaking difficulties

You have specific learning difficulties

Modified materials

There is a range of modified materials that can be provided if you have special requirements. Click the exam you are thinking of taking in the list below to see what types of modified material are available.

Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE)
Cambridge English: Key (KET)
Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)
Cambridge English: First (FCE)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
Cambridge ESOL Skills for Life
Cambridge English: Business Certificates (BEC)
BULATS (Business Language Testing Service)
Cambridge English: Legal (ILEC)
Cambridge English: Financial (ICFE)
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test)

How to apply for special arrangements

You should apply through your Cambridge ESOL centre as soon as possible. If you would like to take IELTS, you must apply through your IELTS centre.

Find my Cambridge ESOL centre
Find my IELTS centre

You centre will ask for full details of your particular difficulty and advise you on the arrangements which may be possible.