Divyangjan Cell
Divyangjan Cell of Maniben Nanavati Women’s College is established with an objective of empowerment of students with disabilities (Divyangjan, connoted as divine body). This cell conducts programs to create awareness and accept diversity as a part of human existence in its institutional practices. It further enables the atmosphere of respect and preserves the identities of the Divyangjan students. This cell facilitates teachers with knowledge and skills of using various aids and appliances required to cater needs of differently abled students. It further makes teaching more inclusive and cognizant for the Divyangjan students. This cell also looks after the physical infrastructure and availing resources as par the special needs of the students.
Objectives
- To ease out admission process for Divyangjan students
- To create awareness and sensitize about varied needs of Divyanjan among teachers and students
- To augment learning experience for students with special needs with inclusive practices
- To provide guidance and counselling as par their specific requirements
- To celebrate importance days like world disability day, conducting workshop to sensitize society about capabilities of Divyangjan
- To deliver support for the concessions and facilities meant for Divyangjan in accordance with PWD Act, 2016 under NEP 2020
- To assist Divyangjan students for self-sustenance and employment
Support areas offered by college
- Ramp
- Lift
- Railing on staircases
- Wheel chair
- Disable friendly washroom
- Braille books in library
- Writers for students with learning disability
- Counsellors
- Allocation of extra time in college examinations for LD students
- Remedial teaching for LD students
- Workshops sensitizing the needs of the divyangjans
