I’m confident that my reading ability is sufficient for the N1. However, I suffer when attempting to listen to Japanese thanks to my severe hearing impairment. I can sometimes understand recorded dialogue with the help of context and replaying the dialogue multiple times, however, it is my understanding that the JLPT by default wouldn’t allow for this kind of flexibility.
Might anyone happen to have experience with taking a JLPT with accommodation for hearing disability? If so, how was your experience?
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When I took the N5 last year there was special testing accommodations for examinees with disabilities, so I think it should be fine. You should e-mail your local institution and ask them directly, good luck!
I’m sorry, but I don’t have experience with this. There is a 6-page document on AATJ to request accommodations for the test. There are four accommodations for hearing impairments: seat next to speaker, headphones in a separate location, use own hearing aid or cochlear implant, or an exemption from the whole section.[Accommodations](https://www.aatj.org/resources/jlpt/2022AccommodationsRequestForm.pdf)
Yes. You can apply for accommodation. I’m not sure what sort of accommodations they can provide, BUT you can ask/apply for them.
I believe the Deaf and profoundly HoH have the listening requirement waived.
I have severe hearing loss as well (I wear hearing aids in both ears) and have been struggling to learn Japanese. As far as your test, it seems that they should allow some type of accommodation, however it is a listening portion of the exam, so that seems a bit tricky. I am in Japan right now visiting my wife’s family and with masks I am not able to understand anything at all. Do you have any suggestions on what resources best helped you as you were learning Japanese? I took one year in college, but am probably at N5-N4 level.
When I took N5-N2 at the local test center, they gave us headphones and radios so it was never a problem.
When I took N1 at a different test center, it was at a university hall with a single speaker at the very back and I was arranged to sit at the very front. I have no difficulty with my hearing but it was a painful exercise. Even coughs were loud enough to overpower it. Still passed it though, so I might have been lucky.