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Vizag boy puts IIT-B to the test
Nilesh Singit | July 10, 2011 at 13:34 | Tags: UNCRPD, Universal Design |
Categories: Accessibility, Disability, Disability Studies, Discrimination,
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Pratyush Nalam is finally where he always wanted to be: the Indian Institute of
Technology-Bombay (IIT-B). But unlike other students, who will get hostel
rooms at the Powai campus, the 17-year-old first year computer science student
will live with his family in one of the institute’s staff quarters for the
first six months. Suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic
disorder, Nalam moves around in a wheelchair and needs a full-time attendant.
With a rank of 408 in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), Nalam is possibly one of
the first physically-challenged candidates to feature so high up on the common
merit list.
Usually, physical disability (PD) quota students make it to the IITs after a
50% relaxation of the general cut-off. Nalam’s father, a coast guard
commander, has been transferred from Vizag to Mumbai. But commuting within the
city will be tough for Pratyush. “I was hoping he could have a hostel
experience, but the hostel rooms do not have attached bathrooms,” said his
mother, Srilakshmi. “I wish the IITs were more disabled-friendly.”
“It is entirely up Pratyush if he wants to live in the hostel. His family can
live here for six months after which, they will have to make other
arrangements,” said Prakash Gopalan, dean of student affairs, IIT-B.
Hindustan Times
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