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A person who, on
account of injury, disease or congenital deformity, is
substantially handicapped in obtaining or keeping
employment, or in undertaking work on his own account,
of a kind which apart from that injury, disease or
deformity would be suited to his age, experience and
qualifications".
(a) “Blindness”- Blindness refers to
a condition where a person suffers from any of the
following conditions, namely:
(b) “Low vision”- Low vision means a person with
impairment of visual functioning even after treatment
of standard refractive correction but who uses or is
potentially capable of using vision for the planning
or execution of a task with appropriate assistive
device.
(c) “Leprosy cured”- Leprosy cured means any person
who has been cured of leprosy but is suffering from
- loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss
of sensation and paresis in the eye and eye-lid but
with no manifest deformity;
- manifest deformity and paresis but having
sufficient mobility in their hands and feet to enable
them to engage in normal economic activity;
- extreme physical deformity as well as advanced
stage which prevents him from undertaking any gainful
occupation, and the expression “leprosy cured” shall
be constructed accordingly.
(d) “Hearing impairment”- Hearing impairment means
loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in
the conversational range of frequencies.
(e) “Locomotor disability”- Locomotor disability means
disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to
substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs
or any form of cerebral palsy.
(f) “Permanent and total loss of voice”- a disabled
student has to submit a certificate of suffering from
disability, certified by a physician/surgeon/oculist
working in a Government hospital, as the case may be.
(g) mentally disabled persons : Persons diagnosed as
having significantly lower than average intelligence
and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life
or lacking independence in regard to activities of
daily living.
(h) Handicap: A disadvantage for a given individual,
resulting from an impairment or disability, that
limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role that is
normal, depending on age, sex, social and cultural
factors, for that individual.
(i) Disability: Any restriction or lack (resulting
from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity
in the manner or within the range considered normal
for a human being.
(j) Impairment: Any loss or abnormality of
psychological, or anatomical structure or function.
Physically Challenged students, who are suffering from
more than 50% disability stated above, (certified by
appropriate Government Hospitals and showing degree of
disability) are eligible for full exemption from payment
of -
a) Postal
Tuition Fee
b) Oral Coaching Fee
c) Re-enrolment fee
d) Student Practical Training Registration Fee
e) Group Discussion Fee
f) Business Communication Fee
g) Computer hands on Training Fee
h) Modular Training Fee
i) Exemption Fees for Computer hands on Training
j) De-Novo Registration Fee
k) Coaching Revalidation Fee
l) Subject Exemption Fee
However, the disabled student has to pay the
Registration Fee and it is not refundable to the
student.
Physically Challenged students should apply along with
testimonials in support of their disabilities seeking
refund/waiver of fees to the Director of Studies, ICWAI,
12, Sudder Street, Kolkata-700016.However, in case of
refund the disabled student has to furnish the proof of
all payments made to the Institute
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