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6. TYPES OF ACCOMMODATIONS

6.1. Reasonable accommodations. In determining the accommodations to be provided, the
Accessibility Committee shall make sure that these are reasonably tied to the nature and
extent of the disability suffered. It is important to remember that accommodations are not
advantages, but are a means of providing each student with full access to study programs.
Depending on the case, accommodations may include:

a. medical and mental health assistance such as access to counselling;

b. changes to physical infrastructure of HEIs including addition of footpaths, road
crossings, signage etc., provision of ramps or special pathways, wheel chairs, furniture,
boards, dedicated washrooms and other basic facilities retrofitting in the existing
buildings and to ensure the same in future construction;

c. Provision of free transport service within the campus for students with disabilities in
particular;

d. human, digital and assistive technology support including (but not limited to) readings,
lecture tape recordings, audiotaped or Brailled handouts, laptops or high-tech
computers capable of running heavy screen reading, optical character readers, Braille
displays, and other special software, Braille embossers, books, and magazines, Braille
lab signs and equipment for students with visual impairments, lecture notes,
headphones and induction, assistive hearing devices, video cameras, recordings and
video conferencing, for students with auditory impairments, wheelchair assistance,
lecture notes, scribes for students with ambulatory difficulties, scanners and printers,
special books/tutorials including large print versions, e-books or audio books, media
with closed captioning, and wheelchair assistance;

e. additional time, explanation and quiet areas; and

f. any other accommodation as may be necessary as determined by the Accessibility
Committee from time to time, provided that any such accommodations that are
directly related to examinations and assessments, such as those under Section 6.2,
shall require the student to provide a Disability Certificate (as defined in Section 2.3 of
this policy).

6.2. Examinations and assessments: At the commencement of each course appropriate

arrangements for examination and assessment will be determined through mutual
consultation between the faculty, the Disability Coordinators and the student. To qualify for
an accommodation, the student must provide a Disability Certificate (as defined in Section

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