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Free resource · 2024
Unlocking Potential
A Comprehensive Guide to Inclusive Higher Education for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Published by Manovikas Charitable Society, 2024. Written for university and college administrators, faculty, Equal Opportunity Cells and disability support offices — and mapped throughout to Indian law and institutional practice.
This is a free book for colleges.
It tells them how to help students with IDD.
What the guide covers
The legal framework
RPD Act 2016, the UNCRPD, UGC accessibility guidelines, AICTE, RCI, the National Trust and the Mental Health Act — what each requires of an institution.
Reasonable accommodation
What it means in practice, how to assess a request, how to record a decision, and how to build an accommodation matrix.
Accessible infrastructure
Universal design, physical access, sensory environment, wayfinding and digital accessibility.
Governance and monitoring
Constituting an Equal Opportunity Cell, appointing a nodal officer, keeping records that survive an audit.
Inclusive teaching
Universal Design for Learning, curriculum adaptation and classroom strategies for students with IDD.
Assessment and examinations
Accessible assessment design, scribes, compensatory time and alternative formats.
Transition and employment
School to campus, campus to work, and the supports that make each step hold.
Who should use it
Administrators, faculty, Equal Opportunity Cells, disability support offices, parents, self-advocates and policy-makers.
Tell us where to send it
The guide is free. We ask who you are so we can keep you posted when we publish an update, and so we know which institutions are using it.
Citation: Manovikas Charitable Society (2024). Unlocking Potential: A Comprehensive Guide to Inclusive Higher Education for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. New Delhi.
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