Support Centre for Students with Disabilities (SCSD)
The Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo undertakes a special intake for students with disabilities each year. The Support Centre for Students with Disabilities (SCSD) was formed with the support of Jinasena Training and Rehabilitation Trust to ensure that students with disabilities obtain the necessary support they require to complete their undergraduate programmes.
The centre was brought under the Centre for Disability Research, Education, and Practice (CEDREP) in 2020. The Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) project of the Faculty of Arts under its activity to create an accessible and equal learning environment for all students with disabilities in the Faculty of Arts have refurbished the centre and has equipped it with more assistive devices for the use of students with disabilities.
The centre provides the following services for students with disabilities:
- Facilities for computer teaching and learning for visually impaired students
- Borrow assistive devices
- Maintains a database of audio books for visually impaired students
- Alternative communication services whereby the Faculty can get English and Sinhala braille translated to English or Sinhala.