Disabled Student Office

T.R.

PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY

DISABLED STUDENT UNIT DIRECTIVE

FIRST PART

Purpose, Scope, Basis, Definitions

Aim

ARTICLE 1: The purpose of this directive is to determine and follow the working procedures and principles of the Disabled Student Unit, which was established to prepare the necessary academic environment to facilitate the education life of the students with disabilities studying at Pamukkale University, to take the necessary measures and make arrangements in order to ensure their full participation in the education and training processes.

Scope

ARTICLE 2: This Directive covers the provisions regarding the duties and activities of Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit.

Basis

ARTICLE 3: This directive has been prepared based on the relevant articles of the "Higher Education Institutions Disabled Counseling and Coordination Regulation" published in the Official Gazette dated 14/08/2010 and numbered 27672.

Definitions

ARTICLE 4- In this Directive; the following items refer to the definitions as follows:

a) University: Pamukkale University,

b) Rector: Pamukkale University Rector,

c) Vice Rector: The Vice Rector responsible for Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit,

d) Unit: Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit,

e) Coordinator: Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit Coordinator,

f) Assistant Coordinator: Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit Assistant Coordinator,

g) Administrative Board: Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit Administrative Board,

h) Unit staff: Staff who will work in the unit,

i) Disabled Student: A Pamukkale University student who has difficulties in adapting to social life and meeting her/his daily needs due to the loss of physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and social abilities to various degrees, either congenitally or subsequently,

j) Disabled Student Representative: The disabled student representative who is studying at Pamukkale University and selected by the disabled students according to this directive,

k) Directive: Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit Directive.

SECOND PART

Disabled Student Unit and its Duties

ARTICLE 5: Disabled student unit, under the presidency and responsibility of a vice-rector responsible for education and training, is composed of coordinator instructors or assistants who are specialized in the field of disabled people or specialized in a field close to the field of special education, and representatives selected from the administrators or academic staff to be assigned by the relevant departments, faculties, higher schools and graduate schools. It is a unit directly affiliated to the Rectorate, which is formed to determine the administrative, physical, accommodation needs of students with disabilities and their needs in social and academic fields, to determine what needs to be done to meet these needs, to plan, implement, develop and evaluate the results of the studies to be done.

ARTICLE 6: (1) The duties of the disabled student unit are as follows:

a) To identify the educational, training, scholarship, administrative, physical, housing, social and similar needs of students with disabilities enrolled in university programs while they continue their education, and to propose solutions to identify the measures to be taken to meet these needs, to make necessary arrangements, to coordinate with other units or departments at the university.

b) To organize educational programs in a way that does not interfere with the academic, physical and social lives of university students with disabilities, to work on the adaptation of the educational environment for the disabled student, the supply of equipment for the disabled, the preparation of special course materials, the arrangement of education, research and accommodation environments suitable for the disabled.

c) To carry out publishing activities for students and instructors at the higher education level, to prepare documents that explain and inform the instructors about disability and its limitations and the necessary regulations, to increase the level of awareness, to provide consultancy services to those concerned, and to provide in-service training when necessary.

ç) To develop programs and projects, to organize seminars, conferences and similar activities in order to increase the level of awareness and sensitivity in the field of disability.

d) To prepare and carry out the work program of the unit, to determine the necessary budgetary needs for the activities and to prepare the annual activity report and present it to the vice-rector.

e) To create a website that includes publications, documents and information for the parties of the subject on the subjects falling within its field of duty and activity, enabling disabled students studying at the university to express their problems and wishes, and allowing them to communicate with the relevant unit.

f) To supervise the implementation of the decisions taken and the strategies determined.

g) To work towards the free supply of assistive equipment for disabled students who have financial difficulties.

ğ) In order to ensure that all students are measured and evaluated fairly and accurately, to ensure equality of opportunity and to make the education process meaningful for students with disabilities; to adapt the time, place and material for the disabled student, to provide a companion reader and to take the necessary precautions and make arrangements according to the differences arising from the nature of the disability.

h) To take measures to ensure that studies are carried out on the preparation of informative books on employment opportunities and occupations and that these are delivered to students with disabilities.

ı) To identify students with disabilities who have won university programs during registration.

i) To ensure that the university campus, the buildings and open spaces on the campus are accessible to students with disabilities.

j) To plan and organize social, cultural, artistic and sportive activities in cooperation with the relevant units of the university in order to support the integration and participation of disabled students in social life at the university.

THIRD PART

Functioning and Working Principles of the Disabled Student Unit

Board of Directors:

ARTICLE 7- (1) The Board, under the chairmanship of the coordinator, consists of 5 (five) members (at least three of which are academic staff) selected from among the disabled student advisors to be assigned by faculties, higher schools, vocational schools and graduate schools, and a disabled student representative selected from among disabled students, so in total it consists of seven (7) people. An administrative staff member of the Disabled Student Unit is assigned as a rapporteur.

(2) The disabled student representative in the committee is determined at the beginning of each semester by the election of these students among themselves and under the supervision of the coordinator. The student who receives the most votes in the election is deemed to be elected as the representative.

(3) When the academic and administrative personnel representatives in the Board are changed by their units, the situation is notified to the unit in writing.

Board Meetings:

ARTICLE 8- (1) The Board convenes at least twice a year, once in each academic term, to discuss the issues submitted to the coordinator and deemed appropriate by the chairman of the board of directors. In addition, an extended Board of Directors meeting (especially in matters such as the creation of the work program, the evaluation of the annual report, etc.) is held at least once a year, in which the relevant Vice-Rector or the Secretary General attends, as well as the academic and administrative staff who are found suitable to be invited. The Rector can call the board for a meeting at any time.

(2) The Board convenes with the absolute majority of the total number of members and takes decisions with the absolute majority of the attendees.

(3) Decisions taken at the end of the meeting are recorded and signed by all members.

(4) Decisions are notified in writing to the relevant units, with the approval of the rector's office, in order to take necessary action.

Duties and Powers of the board

ARTICLE 9- (1) The duties and powers of the Board are as follows:

a) To determine the academic, administrative, physical, accommodation, health, social and similar needs of the disabled students registered at the university and to carry out studies to meet these needs,

b) Evaluating and deciding on requests from students with disabilities,

c) To negotiate with the working subjects in the directive, to take decisions and to assign the members of the board to follow up the implementations.

Appointment of the coordinator

ARTICLE 10 – (1) The Coordinator is appointed by the Rector from among the university academic staff working in the fields of activity of the unit for 3 (three) years. The expired coordinator can be reassigned.

(2) The Coordinator is responsible to the Rector for the work of the Unit.

Duties and powers of the coordinator

ARTICLE 11- Duties and authorities of the coordinator are as follows:

a) Representing the Unit in activities inside and outside the University and presiding over the meetings of the Board of Directors,

b) To ensure that the activities of the Unit are carried out, evaluated and developed in accordance with its purpose, in a regular manner, in cooperation with other units within and outside the Unit for Students with Disabilities,

c) To prepare the meeting agenda of the Board and ensure that it is announced to the members by obtaining the approval of the relevant Vice-Rector,

d) Developing projects related to the unit's fields of activity and presenting the developed projects to the board,

e) Accepting the requests from students with disabilities and submitting them to the Board, implementing the decisions taken,

f) To record and archive the meetings of the Board,

g) To prepare the annual activity program and evaluation report of the Unit by taking the opinions and suggestions of the members of the Board,

h) To submit the annual activity program and evaluation report accepted by the Board to the Rectorate,

Unit Staff

ARTICLE 12- The personnel who will work in the unit;

a) At least 1 (one) administrative staff to make correspondence in accordance with the provisions of Pamukkale University Signature Authorities and Correspondence Directive,

b) At least 1 (one) university personnel (special educator, psychologist/psychological counselor, physiotherapist, social worker) working in the fields related to the unit's working areas are assigned by the Rector.

FOURTH AND FINAL PART

Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

Budget

ARTICLE 13- (1) Higher education institutions allocate the necessary resources from their budgets for these units to achieve their objectives.

Cases where there is no provision

ARTICLE 14- (1) In cases where there is no provision in this Directive; the provisions of the relevant legislation and the decisions of the Council of Higher Education and the Senate are applied.

PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 1 – One of the vice-rectors is appointed by the Rector to be responsible for Pamukkale University Disabled Student Unit within one month following the entry into force of this directive.

PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 2 – Within two months following the entry into force of this directive, the information of the personnel assigned to the board by the directors of faculties, higher schools, vocational schools and graduate schools and departments shall be notified in writing to the Disabled Student Unit Coordinator.

Enforcement

ARTICLE 14- (1) This Directive enters into force on the date it is accepted by the Senate.

Execution

ARTICLE 15- (1) The provisions of this directive are executed by the Rector.

It was accepted with the decision of our University Senate dated 02/05/2017 and numbered 09/06.