Person with Disability Cell

About the Person with Disability Cell (PWD) Cell

The Tamil Nadu Open University has been established with a motto to reach the unreached i.e., to the discrete students of rural areas, students with low socio and economic status, but also the differently abled.

TNOU shall provide equal opportunity to persons with disabilities in employment and education abiding by RPWD Act, 2016

Vision

To build an inclusive society in which equal opportunities are provided for the growth and development of Persons with Disabilities so that they can lead productive, safe, and dignified lives.

Mission

To empower Persons with Disabilities, through its various Acts/ Institutions/Organizations and Schemes for rehabilitation and to create an enabling environment that provides such persons with equal opportunities, protection of their rights and enables them to participate as independent and productive members of society.

Objectivities

• To create awareness on Rights of PWDs
• To design academic and offer skill development programmes.
• To create barrier free environment to access the campus and the education.
• to collaborative with Government and Non-Government Orgnisations in Special Education.

Best Practices

• Equal Opportunity Policy
• Fee waive for all the University Programmes
• 5% reservation of seats at specific intake Programmes
• Learner Support Centre for PWD
• Separate School to train the Human Resources in the field of special Education
• Centre for Multimodal material Production for differently abled (CMPD)

Barrier free buildings: Lift with Braille raised numbers & voice information, ramp & rails, disability friendly toilets, sign boards etc

• Disability friendly website
• Placement cell for employment opportunities
• 4% reservation at employment
• Tirukkural quotes in Braille.
• Appointment of grievance redressal officer for PWDs
• Many Seminars and Conferences on the topics of special education
• Collaborative activities in collaboration with Government and NGOs.
• Observance of National and Internal Important Days on Special education
• Awareness videos viz., COVID Vaccination, Sighted guide technique etc., for the PWDs
• Placement Cell for employment opportunities