'I ACCESS' Rights Mission

The 'I-Access rights mission' is a Field Action Project initiative that enables accessibility & inclusion of students with disability in higher education. Initiated by the Center for Disability Studies & Action (CDSA) at TISS in 2013, the project seeks to develop an inclusive & accessible education policy framework that employs a bottoms-up approach, builds awareness & sensitizes stakeholders in the field of higher education to create an environment conducive to the growth & participation of students with disability, eliminate barriers to help develop a culture of inclusion and take affirmative action to ensure access to information, communication, education, mobility, technology & accommodation. The project seeks to imbibe the principles enshrined in the UNCRPD as well as the Marrakesh Treaty to make books and academic resources into accessible format for inclusive education in higher education for students with disability. 'ACCESS ABILITY 2015: Celebrating Diversity' International Day of persons with disabilities observed every year on the 3rd of December adopted the theme “Inclusion matters: access & empowerment for people of all abilities”. 'I ACCESS RIGHTS MISSION' aims to facilitate a dialogue in all academic disciplines on the issue of disability & enabling an inclusive & accessible education for students with disability in higher education. The 'I-Access rights mission' has been initiated as Disability & accessibility mission at the Center for Disability Studies. This aims towards taking Reasonable Accommodation & affirmative action on education & accessibility issues of students with disability in University campus. This initiative is towards facilitating inclusive culture and social cohesion with reference to students with disabilities in higher education and promoting their living with dignity.