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Facilities for people with disability

JGU's campus is designed so that students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities can move, learn and live independently.

Accessible Facilities on Campus

  • 50 accessible washrooms: 31 in the academic towers and the Savitri Jindal Faculty Office Block, and 19 in other buildings, at the two entrance gates and at the Health Centre.
  • Ramp systems at entry points and primary pathways for wheelchair users, including 51 ramps at the entrances of hostels and residential blocks.
  • Two hostel rooms with accessible facilities for students with locomotor disabilities.
  • Elevator buttons with Braille signage for visually impaired residents and visitors.
  • Two wheelchair-accessible electric carts (golf carts) on campus.
  • Abhigamya, a dedicated wing of the Global Library with assistive technology for readers with disabilities.

Abhigamya: Accessible Library Section

JGU is an equal opportunity institution committed to inclusive education. The Global Library has a dedicated section for persons with disabilities, with three reserved seats and three dedicated desktops, accessible at all times during library hours. Each new member receives a tailor-made orientation, and library staff introduce the use of catalogues and databases with the assistive software.

The workstations let users read text in multiple languages, search the internet, use word processing, scan printed material, convert text to Braille, including mathematical symbols, write in Braille, convert text to audio, use speech to text, view content in a large format, and work with a screen reader that magnifies and reads text aloud.

Screen reader software: NVDA, Screen Access For All (SAFA), System Access To Go, Thunder and WebAnywhere (free); Hal, Supernova, Window-Eyes and FUSION (JAWS and ZoomText) (commercial).

Hardware: ORBIT DotBook 20-cell and 40-cell Braille displays, Evo 10 Daisy Player, Kibo XS Kit, The Braille Me from INNO Vision, two CZUR scanners and a BookEye 5 scanner.

Other software for accessibility: e-Aksharayan OCR for Indian languages, FreeOCR, ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat Pro, a Unicode typing tool for Indian languages, a virtual magnifying glass, Braille Blaster, Balabolka, Listen N Write, Trout Player, Calibre, Microsoft Word Dictate, StudyBlue, Quizlet and Visuwords.

Disability Access Scheme

The Disability Support Committee (DSC) recommends accommodations for registered students and employees, and recommended academic, planning and development mentors for 22 DSC-registered students in Spring 2025. Each such student has a faculty mentor as a single point of contact. DSC registration stood at 133 students in Spring 2025, 140 in Fall 2025 and 150 in Spring 2026, with 132 in Fall 2026 so far, and 7 to 14 JGU employees were supported each semester.

Disability Awareness Campaigns and Events

  • 29 September 2024: online Sign Language Workshop.
  • 16 October 2024: two Wellness Workshops on exam stress management and time management.
  • 31 March 2025: screening of Barfi.
  • 24 April 2025: screening of The Theory of Everything.
  • 18 August 2025: guest lecture on digital and medical regimes of categorising disability, Prof. Vandana Chaudhry.
  • 29 August 2025: screening of Hichki.
  • 28 February 2026: screening of Orange with a panel discussion, organised with Apoyo.
  • Awareness posters circulated by email: 10 in Fall 2025 and 6 in Spring 2026.

Further information is available in the Student Handbook and in the Disability Support Committee Policy.

Accessible Facilities Targeted at Persons with Disability on Campus:

  1. There are 38 accessible washrooms located in the academic block, dining block, and faculty office block.
  2. Two hostel rooms equipped with accessible facilities have been provided for students with locomotive disabilities.
  3. Braille signage has been incorporated into the elevator buttons.
  4. Two wheelchair-friendly golf carts are available on the JGU campus

Disability Access Scheme:

  1. The DSC has recommended the support of academic, planning, and development mentors to 22 DSC-registered students during the Spring semester of 2025. DSC also has a provision for a faculty mentor who serves as a single point of contact for students who may require support. In the previous semester, 3 students were assigned this support.

Disability Accommodation Policy:

Disability Support Policy

Reviewed in 2025

Statement of Policy

91探花 (JGU) is dedicated to providing all students, including those with disabilities, with an inclusive, equitable, and accessible learning environment. Equal access to extracurricular, social, and academic opportunities is guaranteed by this policy.

Legal Framework

The policy works in accordance to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and UGC Guidelines for persons with disabilities.

Purpose for the policy

  • Ensuring Equal Access: The policy ensures and guarantees that all the students with disabilities have equitable access to all academic programs, infrastructure, digital resources and campus facilities.
  • Dignity, Confidentiality and Student-Centred Assistance: The policy offers individualized and need based support services that empower students to achieve their full academic and personal potential. All disability related information is handled sensitively and confidentially.
  • Ensuring Fairness and Non-Discrimination: The policy prevents discrimination and ensures fair treatment in admissions, assessments, housing all university and academic related assistance.

Committee for Disability Support (DSC)

The DSC’s main responsibility is to evaluate each student’s unique needs and make customized adjustments so that all students can participate fully in university life without facing prejudice.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) Guidelines, the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017, and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016 serve as the foundation for the DSC’s comprehensive support for a variety of diseases, such as:

  • Mobility and physical difficulties
  • Visual deficiencies
  • Deficits in hearing
  • Chronic illnesses
  • Particular learning challenges (such as dyslexia and dysgraphia)
  • Mental health issues

Assistance Services

  • Academic modifications
  • Accessibility on a physical level
  • Technology that is assistive
  • Personal helpers
  • Counselling services

Apoyo Disability Inclusion Society

Apoyo is a student-led initiative at JGU that supports peers with disabilities and mental health challenges by fostering community and offering practical help, such as assistance with technology, assignments, and emotional support.

Neurodiversity Studies Centre (CNS)

The Centre for Neurodiversity Studies (CNS) at JGU promotes awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity by challenging stigma and advocating for inclusive policies and practices. It also organizes events like film screenings, workshops, and peer circles to foster understanding and community support.

Roles and Responsibilities

In order to receive accommodations, students must register with DSC and have the right to equal access.

Contact: disabilitysupportcommittee@jgu.edu.in

Privacy

Strict confidentiality is applied to all student data.

Reporting Concerns and Retaliation

JGU strictly prohibits retaliation against individuals who report discrimination or harassment or participate in investigations. Any instance related to retaliation will be treated as a separate violation of this policy and may result in disciplinary action.

A few things in the original are worth fixing if this goes into the THE 2027 policy set:

  • The heading says “Neurodiversity Studies Centre” but the text says “Centre for Neurodiversity Studies”.
  • The list of conditions is introduced as “diseases”, which is a poor fit for disabilities. “Conditions” works better.
  • “housing all university” is missing a comma.
  • “Roles and Responsibilities” contains only the registration line. It doesn’t say what the DSC, faculty or students are actually responsible for.
  • The DSC has organised Barfi movie Screening on 31 March 2025. This movie was based on awareness generation on Deaf-Mute and Autism.
  • The DSC has organised The Theory of Everything movie Screening on 24 April 2025. This movie was based on awareness generation on Motor Neuron Disease.
  • A Guest lecture on Digital and Medical Regimes of Categorising Disability was organised on 18 August 2025. Prof. Vandana Chaudhry from The City University of New York – College of Staten Island was the resource person.
  • The DSC has organised a movie screening for ‘Hitchki’ on 29 August 2025. This movie was based on awareness generation on Tourette Syndrome.
  • From September 2025, the DSC circulates one poster per week about creating awareness about the disability issues among the JGU community.