{"id":6150,"date":"2020-12-06T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/?page_id=6150"},"modified":"2024-10-27T09:29:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T09:29:29","slug":"disability-access-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/sdg-10\/10-6measures-against-discrimination\/disability-access-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"10.6.9 Disability access scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6150\" class=\"elementor elementor-6150\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d2b6a03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d2b6a03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9b1b3d\" data-id=\"3e9b1b3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5f8c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f5f8c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 16px\">Aswan University provides access schemes for people with disabilities with many different forms of support:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong><u>Mentoring:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Aswan University follows anti-racism and anti-discrimination policies against unrepresented groups. Therefore, Aswan University has established policies to ensure that people with disabilities are properly represented in all activities and participations. They are concerned with admission to the university and have the right to choose the study programs and departments that best suit them.<\/span><\/p><div style=\"text-align: justify\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Aswan University offers many services and different forms of support at all levels available to people with disabilities.<\/span><\/div><div style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #0000ff\"><a id=\"OWA6ef838a0-43f7-c0a3-aee1-1faeca7594fd\" style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/services-aswu\/student-services-aswu\/disability-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">For more details about Disability Services click here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Aswan University has developed an <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">&#8220;<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Access-And-Participation-Plan-2022-2023.pdf\"><b><u data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Access-And-Participation-Plan 2022-2023&#8243;<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span> to address any gap within any group that may be underrepresented, and plans to reduce these gaps.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\">&#8220;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Access-And-Participation-Plan-2020-2021.pdf\">Access and Participation Plan 2020-2021<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Social Solidarity Unit at Aswan University has launched an initiative that calls for equal inclusion, a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\">&#8220;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/services-aswu\/community-services-aswu\/service-units-aswu\/social-solidarity-unit\/achievements-and-events-of-the-ministry-at-the-university-social-solidarity-unit\/the-initiative-of-human-like-us-to-the-disable-students-to-adapt-in-society\/\">People Like Us<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/strong><\/span> initiative to integrate and support students with disabilities in the university community.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><u>Financial Aid:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Aswan University provides funding support for students and employees with disabilities, by providing them with a financial aid. As well, helping them with the housing expenses and all forms of financial aid are available concerning the cases needing support.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The university provides total financial support for students with disabilities through\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/social-solidarity-fund\/\">The Social Solidarity Program<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Aswan University offers an &#8220;integrated services card for people with disabilities&#8221; through the university&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/services-provided-by-the-ministry-to-the-university-social-solidarity-unit\/\">Social Solidarity Unit<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/span>affiliated to the Ministry of Social Solidarity. These cards give their holders (students &#8211; employees) many advantages, the most important of which are, free examination in hospitals, access to government housing, customs exemption on compensatory devices, exemption from customs duties on a disabled car, exemption from taxes and many other advantages.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Procedures for obtaining the card and terms and conditions:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol style=\"text-align: justify\"><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Register on the Ministry of Health and Population website to get an appointment for a health examination<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It should be noted that registration is done from a device connected to a printer to print the registration form<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Type the national number and wait for the review to complete, and the \u201cWrite the rest of the data\u201d icon will appear<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A specialized medical committee undertakes the medical examination of the registrar<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">In case of approval, the type of disability is determined and a medical report is approved and submitted to the electronic system for receipt by the Social Solidarity Unit.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The citizen registers on the website of the Ministry of Social Solidarity to obtain an appointment and place for the job exam<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Aspects of the assistance provided in the service by the Social Solidarity Unit:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">1- Assisting and submitting a request to students or employees on the Ministry of Health and Solidarity websites and printing the registration form<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">2- Follow up on the request and inquire about it through the communication device with the data of the Ministry of Solidarity located inside the unit at the university.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">3- Solve any problems or obstacles related to the applications through direct communication with the competent department of the Ministry of Social Solidarity<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">4- Reissue cards that have not been received for a long time<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Prosthetic devices provided to students:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"82\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Male<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td width=\"84\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Female<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td width=\"188\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Student \/Employee<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td width=\"225\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Disability kind<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td width=\"143\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>The Service<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"82\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">9<\/span><\/td><td width=\"84\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">8<\/span><\/td><td width=\"188\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">student<\/span><\/td><td width=\"225\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">blind<\/span><\/td><td width=\"143\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Laptops<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"82\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">9<\/span><\/td><td width=\"84\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">10<\/span><\/td><td width=\"188\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">student<\/span><\/td><td width=\"225\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Deaf and hard of hearing<\/span><\/td><td width=\"143\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Hearing aids<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Number of students and staff to receive cards:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"169\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Male<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td width=\"173\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Female<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td width=\"385\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Student \/Employee<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"169\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">13<\/span><\/td><td width=\"173\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">16<\/span><\/td><td width=\"385\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Students<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Also, support employees with all privileges, which is guaranteed by<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #0000ff\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/aswu.edu.eg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/legislation.pdf\">Law No. 10<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>of 2018 Promulgating the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: 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