New Delhi: The universities and colleges have been asked to adopt and develop suitable educational resources for visually impaired students by the higher education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC).
The commission has advised the universities to adopt suitable educational resources including Braille-print books, large print books, tactile books, and audiobooks and adopt other assistive devices to cater to the needs of visual impairments for equitable access to the curriculum.
“It is advised that all universities should develop/adopt suitable educational resources like Braille-print books, large print books, tactile books, audiobooks and such other assistive devices which better meet the needs of visual impairments for equitable access to the curriculum,” UGC was quoted as saying via a statement by NDTV.
According to the Commission, these educational resources should also be uploaded on the varsity website and should be made available freely.
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