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Access plan for people with disabilities

The Disability Support Committee (DSC) follows the definition of disability in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: a long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment that, together with barriers, limits full and equal participation in society. The Act lists conditions that count as disabilities, including blindness, low vision, hard of hearing, locomotor and neurological conditions, speech and language disability, specific learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, blood disorders such as haemophilia and thalassemia, and mental health conditions, provided they are long-term or chronic.

Students registered with the DSC receive an individual access plan drawn from the schemes below. The DSC gives accommodations case by case, according to the nature and severity of the disability and on the principles of reasonability and necessity, and does not change them within a semester unless the student's condition changes significantly. Students re-register every semester, and students with a UDID card or a government disability certificate may not need a fresh medical assessment each time.

Accommodations for Internal and Mid-Term Assessments

  • Assignment deadline extensions of one to seven days.
  • Scribe or reader for written exams.
  • Laptop with speech-to-text software.
  • Compensatory time of 20 extra minutes per hour.
  • Separate examination hall.
  • Alternate assessments, such as replacing a classroom presentation for students with social anxiety, or an individual assessment in place of a group project.
  • Vivas conducted one-on-one or online.
  • Academic mentor and support from an Academic Development and Planning Mentor.
  • Flexibility for behaviours such as fidgeting, and permission to leave class during intense anxiety or panic attacks.
  • No penalties for spelling, grammar or illegible handwriting.
  • Foam earplugs (without Bluetooth) during examinations.
  • Alternate questions in certain cases, after discussion with the DSC.
  • Non-scientific calculator for mathematics, statistics and accounting examinations.

Accommodations for End-Term Examinations

  • Scribe or reader.
  • Laptop with speech-to-text software.
  • Compensatory time of 20 extra minutes per hour.
  • Separate examination hall.
  • No penalties for spelling, grammar or illegible handwriting.
  • Foam earplugs (without Bluetooth).
  • Non-scientific calculator for relevant examinations.

Re-Sit Examinations

Students sitting re-sit examinations receive the accommodations they were given for end-term examinations in the previous semester.

Access to Library and Campus

The Abhigamya section of the Global Library, accessible washrooms, ramps, Braille-signed elevators and wheelchair-accessible electric carts form part of the access plan for every registered student.

Registration is confidential. Students may consult the DSC Policy for details of eligibility, documentation, deadlines and data protection.

The Disability Support Committee (DSC) Accommodations List

Internal and mid-term exam recommendations. End term exams recommendations.
  1. Extension of deadlines by one day for internal assignment submissions.
  2. Extension of deadlines by two days for internal assignment submissions.
  3. Extension of deadlines by three days for internal assignment submissions.
  4. Extension of deadlines by four days for internal assignment submissions.
  5. Extension of deadlines by five days for internal assignment submissions.
  6. Extension of deadlines by six days for internal assignment submissions.
  7. Extension of deadlines by seven days for internal assignment submissions.
  8. Provision of a scribe for internal/midterm written exams.
  9. Provision of a reader for midterm term written exams.
  10. Provision of a laptop enabled with speech to text technology for internal / midterm written exams.
  11. Provision of a non-scientific calculator for all mathematics/ statistics/ accounting related internal and midterm written exams. The student themselves should arrange the calculator.
  12. Compensatory time (additional 20 minutes per hour) in all written internal and midterm exams.
  13. Allocation of a separate examination hall for all mid-term exams.
  14. Alternate assessments (usually in place of classroom presentations for students with social anxiety).
  15. Provision for an Academic Mentor.
  16. Support from JGU Academic Development and Planning Mentor.
  17. Request to overlook behavior such as fidgetiness in class.
  18. Request to consider students to leave class in situations of intense/acute anxiety/panic attacks during class hours, if required.
  19. Request to take Viva on a one-on-one basis or through online mode.
  20. Alternate individual assessment in place of group assignment/project.
  21. Exemptions from spelling mistakes, grammatical mistakes, and illegibility of handwriting.
  22. Permit the student to wear foam earplugs (without Bluetooth) during mid-term exams to block the external noise.
  23. Provision for alternate questions in certain cases such as where calculations are required. This recommendation should be made after discussion with the DSC.
  1. Provision of a scribe for end-term exams.
  2. Provision of a reader for end- term exams.
  3. Provision of a laptop enabled with speech to text technology, for end- term exams.
  4. Provision of a non-scientific calculator for all mathematics / statistics/ accounting related end-term exams. Students themselves should arrange the calculator.
  5. Compensatory time (additional 20 minutes per hour) in all end- term exams.
  6. Allocation of a separate examination hall for all end-term exams.
  7. Exemptions from spelling mistakes, grammatical mistakes, and illegibility of handwriting.
  8. Permit the student to wear foam earplugs (without Bluetooth) during end-term exams to block the external noise.

Reasonable Accomodation policy

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