Accessible Facilities for People with Disabilities
The KIIT University addresses accessibility related issues as per the stipulations of the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, and ensure that all existing structures as well as future construction projects in their campuses are made disabled friendly. As part of this commitment, access to a wide range of facilities are provided to people for one and all with disabilities. The University has a Policy for Differently-abled people which can be found in the below link
Ensure Good Urban & Architectural Design
The University addresses with the design requirements of open spaces, recreational areas and pedestrian routes. It introduces solutions to the principal problems in the design of an accessible outdoor environment. A disabled person should be able to commute between Home, Work and other destinations.
Followings are the key features:
- Parking with Wheelchair Accessible and Attended
- Ramps / Rails / Elevators
- Accessible Seating Space
- Signage indicating where Accessible Facilities are located
- Entrance / Exists: An accessible path within the facility and to any microphone stands that disabled person can use to ask questions
- Wheelchair accessible Restroom facility
- Cafeteria
- Corridors
- Garden
- Electric Vehicles are available for carrying disable peoples around the campus.
- Special Toilets
- Platform Lifts:
Lift doors stay open longer, handrails flank both sides of staircases, and the chairs have grab handles. A hearing induction loop enables clearer communication for those using hearing aids, while Braille directions, tactile guidance and easy-to-read pictographs help the visually impaired.
Campus Amenities:
Bank / ATMs / Post Office / Activity Room / Academic Buildings / Learning Spaces / Library / Sports / Cultural Activites
Higher Education System Awareness
In order to develop awareness in the higher education system and also to provide necessary guidance and counselling to differently-abled persons.
- Facilitate Admission of Differently-abled Persons in Various Courses
To gather orders dealing with Fee Concessions, Examination Procedures, Reservation, Policies, etc., pertaining to differently-abled persons.
- Established Kalinga Institute of Social Science (Higher Education to Indigenous Section)
The University makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.
- Provide Guidance and Counselling to Differently-abled Individuals
To provide counselling to differently – abled students on the types of courses they could study at the higher education institutions. Along with the Academic Counselling, Followings are counselling areas related to well-being improvement of differently-abled persons:
- Self Confidence – Counselling
- Career Counselling Support
- Counselling Support for Victims of Bullying and People who Bully
- Work Stress – Counselling Support
- Create Awareness about the needs of Differently-abled Persons, and other General Issues concerning their Learning
- Assist Differently-abled Graduates to Gain Successful Employment in the Public as well as Private Sectors
Accommodation & Assistive technologies for students/ staff/ general public with Disabilities
The University currently has various different types of assistive technologies available for differently-abled students/staff/general public based on their disability. The kind of assistive technology to be used, or a combination of them, depends on the need of the disable peoples, and how best it suits them. The assistive technologies include Recognition Software, Conversion Software, Assistive Listening Software, Visual/Audio Aids, Physical Mobility Aid using Green Vehicles, special accommodation, etc.
The Aids and Appliances to be provided to differently-abled persons for their daily functioning:
- Locomotor- Tricycle, Wheel chair, Moulded Supports, Walker/Rolator.
- Speech & Hearing – Digital BTE hearing aids with batteries, Analogue body level hearing aids with two rechargeable batteries & solar chargers.
- Visual – Folding Stick, Braille Slate (3D printed computer keys and Odiya language letter scripts), Abacus, Digital Voice Recorder.
- Intellectual Disability – Toilet Chair, Prone Board, Learning Kit.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder – Learning Kit
- Geriatric Disability –Walking Sticks, Knee Caps & Hinges, Belt & Collars
- Personal Assistants / Interpreters are provided to the people with disabilities if required.
- Accommodation facilities for Student / Employee with Disabilities
Accommodation facilities keeping in mind the requirements of the differently-abled students / employees, has been established in the campus. Rooms with special facilities are made available in the University’s campus.