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ACADEMIC ACCESSIBILITY, AN IMMERGING CONCEPT

Journal: Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies (Vol.9, No. 70)

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Page : 16962-16972

Keywords : Academic accessibility; disability inclusion; Inclusive education; Web accessibility; Built environment accessibility; Accessible course content etc.;

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Abstract

Inclusion of persons with disabilities and other marginalized section of human society in education is increasingly gaining importance in all part of globe. Access to Academic program, Services and activities is Crucial part of inclusive education. Academic accessibility is one of the important concept of inclusive education which is needed to be understood by all the stakeholders of academics who are conducting research in the area of Inclusive Education and Accessibility of education system for persons with disabilities. Need is being realized to study all the aspects of accessibility of education system that includes Accessibility of Academic web services, Accessibility of Academic built environment, Accessibility of Academic course content and Accessibility of course delivery mechanism. This paper presents concept of Academic accessibility in detail. All the components of Academic accessibility are presented systematically with its relevance on each other. It also covers Laws, Standards, guidelines and policies related to academic accessibility. The paper concludes with the presentation of institutional cases on academic accessibility and usability of the concept in Inclusive education.

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