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Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 prohibits discrimination against individuals with physical and mental disabilities. Jain Institute of Technology, Davangere is against all kinds of discrimination on any grounds including disability. The Institute intend to advance a comprehensive and inclusive teaching and learning environment in which incapacitated students and employees are not distraught or treated unfavourably. The institute aims to design its programs, administrations, and activities accessible to the students. All the authorities of the institute are striving in order to extending a helping hand towards the differently abled so as to make sure about the Benefits of grounds programs, administrations, and activities. These guidelines apply to all the Institute Faculty and staff.
Disability is a term that includes motor and sensory limitations (e.g., mobility, vision, or hearing impairments). It also includes disabilities resulting from chronic illnesses and syndrome, invisible disabilities, such as psychological and emotional disorders, learning disabilities, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, epilepsy, many disabilities vary in degree and type of limitation; therefore, accommodations must also vary and should be tailored to the needs of the individual.
The expression "qualified individual with a disability" alludes to a person with a disability who is qualified to participate in any given institute program or activity. With regard to enrolment, a certified individual with a disability must fulfill the scholastic guidelines required for affirmation and meet the scholarly necessities set up for any given course, degree, or certificate program. With respect to employment, training, work assignments, and promotion, a qualified individual with a disability must be able to perform the minimum essential functions of the job. However, relaxation shall be allowed as per the Government rules.
Institute will make reasonable changes in the educational plan and assessment framework to meet the particular needs of students with disabilities. Sensible convenience will be made to meet the necessities of the considerable number of Students with disabilities. The guidelines and regulations have been issued by the examination department for using scribe in exams.
Providing access means making all the University services, activities and the benefits thereof, fully available to qualified people with disabilities. The institute should provide various provisions in creating a disabled friendly campus. The institute administration and faculty members should ensure appropriate/reasonable accommodations for each person with a disability and be willing to resolve access problems. The campus should be barrier free and accessible for persons with differently able. The following principles of accessibility will be strictly observed: