Accessibility in Institutions of Higher Learning

Survey Questionnaire

(A) Academic Accessibility

1. How does your University/college ensure study materials (books prescribed in the syllabus,
secondary readings etc.) in accessible format to people with visual/print impairment?
a. The University/college regularly converts reading materials into Braille or electronic
text
b. The University/College procures reading materials from organisations working for
people with visual/print impairment
c. The University/college does not arrange accessible reading materials
d. Comments (optional).
2. How does your University/college empower students and teachers with visual impairment
to perform their academic tasks (preparing assignments, doing evaluation work etc.)
independently?
a. Assistive devices are provided to all students and teachers using which they can
perform their routine academic tasks
b. The University/College have limited number of assistive devices to be used by
students and teachers in rotation
c. Assistive devices are not provided to students and teachers
d. Comments (optional
3. Does your institution have a dedicated Resource Center for persons with disabilities?
a. We have a dedicated Resource Center for persons with disabilities equipped with
assistive devices and solutions for their study requirements
b. We have a Resource Center which does not have necessary assistive
devices/solutions
c. We don’t have Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
d. Comments (Optional)
4. Does your University/college provide sign language interpreters to people with hearing
impairment?
a. The University/college provides sign language interpreters to all students-teachers
with hearing impairments
b. We don’t have adequate number of sign language interpreters, still we try to meet
the requirements of hearing impaired stakeholders
c. There is no arrangement of sign language interpreters for people with hearing
impairments
d. Comments (optional)
5. Are students allowed to record class lectures?
a. All students are allowed to record class lectures
b. Whether to allow recording of class lecture or not is left to specific teachers
c. Students are not allowed to record lectures
 d. Comments (optional).
6. Does your University/college ensure front seat for students with visual-hearing impairments
for taking class notes/recording lectures?
a. The institution mandates front seats in classrooms for students with disabilities
b. The matter is left to specific teachers
c. No special arrangements in classrooms for persons with disabilities
d. Comments (optional
7. Does your University/college have accessible classrooms and pedagogy for teaching sciences
and mathematics?
a. We have all required arrangement and teachers adequately trained for teaching
these courses
b. There are arrangements but they are not adequate
c. No special arrangement for the disabled in these courses
d. Comments (optional).s
8. Does your institution allow students to write their assignments in Braille/computer/audio
mode?
a. Students can write and submit assignments in any of the modes of their choice
b. E-texts and recorded assignments are allowed
c. Students are allowed to prepare assignments only as Electronic Text
d. Comments (optional.
9. How do students write their exams?
a. The institution arranges computers equipped with Screen Reader for students to
write exams
b. It gives students choice to write exams wither through computer or using a writer
c. No arrangements of computer to write exams, students have to arrange writers
d. Comments (optional).
10. Is your University/college library a contributing member of Sugamya Pustakalaya?
a. Our library is a member of Sugamya Pustakalaya and regularly contributes digitized
books
b. Our library is a member of Sugamya Pustakalaya, but it has not contributed any
digitized books
c. Our library is not associated with Sugamya Pustakalaya
d. Comments (optional)
11. Is the website of your institution meets the W3C accessibility standards?
a. The website is fully accessible as per the w3C standards
b. The website does not meet the standards but the information provided can be
accessed with screen reading programs
c. The website is completely inaccessible
d. Comments (optional
12. Does your University/college provide electronic/digital option for filling up various forms?
a. All application/claim forms can be filled and submitted digitally
b. Some forms can be filled digitally
c. There are no such arrangement and people with visual/print impairment are
compelled to depend on others to fill up forms
 d. Comments (optional)

(B) Infrastructural Accessibility

1. Does your University/college conduct Access Audit at regular intervals?
a. The University/college conducts Access Audit at regular intervals
b. Access Audit has been conducted only once
c. The University/college has not conducted Access Audit till date
d. Comments (optional)
2. Are ramps and tactiles built in the premises of your institution?
a. Our premises are adequately covered with tactiles and ramps are built wherever
required
b. Ramps and tactiles do not cover the entire premises of our institution
c. There are no ramps and tactiles in our premises
d. Comments (optional)
3. Are lifts equipped with Braille, visual and speech installed throughout the premises?
a. Lifts equipped with Braille, visual and speech indicators are installed in our
premises
b. Lifts installed in our premises are not equipped with all of the aforesaid
accessibility features
c. Lifts are not equipped with any of the aforementioned features
d. Comments (optional)
4. Does your institution arrange class/rooms at ground floor for all its stakeholders with
disabilities?
a. Since our premises are fully accessible for persons with disabilities, the need for
making such arrangements does not arise
b. Owing to lacuna in accessibility, the institution makes such arrangements as per
requirement
c. There are no such arrangements for persons with disabilities
d. Comments (optional)
5. Are toilets in your institution accessible for persons with disabilities?
a. Toilets are fully accessible for persons with disabilities
b. Toilets do not fully meet the accessibility standards
c. Toilets are completely inaccessible in our institution
d. Comments (optional).
6. Are Orientation Programs conducted to familiarize students with the institution?
a. Orientation Programs are regularly conducted
b. Orientations have been conducted in the past, but they are not regular
c. No such programs are conducted
d. Comments (optional).

(C) Functioning of the Enabling Units and participation of the disabled

1. Is the Enabling Unit constituted in your institution with all stakeholders with disabilities as
its members?
 a. Enabling Unit is duly constituted in our institution and all stakeholders with
disabilities are its members
b. The Enabling Unit of our institution does not include all stakeholders with
disabilities as its members
c. The Enabling Unit is not constituted in our institution
d. Comments (optional)
2. Is Enable Units constituted in the Departments of your University?
a. One Enabling Unit has been constituted for the entire university
b. All departments of the University also have Enabling Units
c. The University does not have Enabling Units
d. Comments (optional)
3. Does the Enabling Unit of your institution conduct academic and co-curricular activities for
persons with disabilities at regular intervals?
a. The Enabling Unit regularly conduct such activities
b. Such activities are not conducted at regular intervals
c. No such activities are conducted
d. Comments (optional
4. Are recommendations of the Enabling Unit implemented by the administration?
a. The recommendations of The Enabling Unit are duly implemented in our institution
b. Many of our recommendations are not implemented
c. None of our recommendations are implemented
d. Comments (optional)
5. Is the UGC Reader Allowance paid to visually impaired teachers?
a. The Reader Allowance is paid to visually impaired teachers regularly along with their
salary
b. The Allowance is paid after the claim made duly by the teacher
c. The University/college has not been paying/stopped paying the Allowance
d. Comments (optional)
6. How is participation of disabled stakeholders ensured in various Societies, clubs and
statutory committees?
a. By mandating representation of persons with disabilities in all such bodies
b. Through sensitization campaigns
c. No special measures are taken to ensure participation of persons with disabilities in
such bodies
d. Comments (optional).
7. Are stakeholders with disabilities are included in Grievance Redressal Cell and Internal
complain Committee as members as well as office bearers?
a. These bodies include disabled stakeholders as members as well as Office Bearers
b. There are only disabled members
c. No inclusion of stakeholders with disabilities in these bodies
d. Comments (optional).
8. Does the institution arrange accessible voting for persons with disabilities in Elections for
Unions and statutory bodies?
a. Elections of our University/colleges is completely accessible
b. Partially accessible, i.e., some of the elections are conducted in accessible manner
c. Accessible voting is not provided
d. Comments (optional).