AICTE plans audit to spot gaps in access for disabled students

AICTE plans audit to spot gaps in access for disabled students

Last Updated Jun - 30 - 2022, 10:08 PM | Source : | Visitors : 30

New Delhi: The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) aspires to impart accessible education in every major state. The statutory body plans to conduct an accessibility audit of affiliated institutes to identify gaps in facilities for accessible education in each major state. The AICTE stated in a letter seeking proposals for the audit, “The AICTE proposes to create one model institute imparting accessible education, in each major state which will be able to inspire others, so that over time all institutions start imparting accessible education.”

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The letter further stated that AICTE is seeking to enroll an agency to carry out an accessibility audit of identified educational institutions across India. The audit will cover the infrastructure and educational aspects of institutions.

“The audit report shall become the basis for the development of a proposal by the educational institute, for funding from the AICTE,” the letter stated.

AICTE wants to encourage the enrolment of disabled students in technical education.

“To make them as comfortable as other students and empower them to complete their studies, certain special provisions are to be created or modified in the existing institutions for a supportive atmosphere. These mechanisms should comprehensively cover physical accessibility of academic institutions, improvement of the teaching learning process, support systems once admitted and other linkages,” AICTE said.

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The areas to be covered under the audit include administrative and circulation spaces, building infrastructure, classrooms, libraries, workshops, laboratories, cafeterias, hostels, sports facilities, digital content, printed content, among others.

(Inputs from Hindustan Times)

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