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Building a respectful and inclusive university at university of Colombo

 The University of Colombo conducted a series of trainings on Disability Awareness and Sensitization under the Faculty of Arts - AHEAD grant and implemented in collaboration with Centre for #Disability Research Education and Practice (CEDREP) and the Staff Development Centre (SDC), University of Colombo for the academic staff in January 2022. Ms. #Manique Gunaratne conducted the sessions on how to provide:

Diversity of disability – varied lived realities of persons with disabilities.

The role of inclusive technology and assistive devices.

Inclusive language and terminology.

Building a respectful and inclusive university community by interaction, assistance, disability accommodation and socialization.

 

Screenshot of a virtual meeting with a shared presentation slide. The main slide is about proper training on the Learning Management System (LMS) during university orientation, particularly for students with disabilities. The slide lists various assistive devices according to student requirements. These are: Daisy Players Video Magnifiers Braille writers Braille slates and styluses Braille papers to write notes Hearing aids & batteries Laptops Images on the right show examples of these devices: a handheld video magnifier, Daisy players (audio book devices), a hearing aid worn on an ear, a Braille writer machine, a Braille slate and stylus on a yellow background, and an open laptop. There's a small webcam video feed in the upper left corner, showing a woman in a red and pink saree, labeled "Manique Gunaratne". At the top, Zoom meeting controls are visible, indicating screen sharing is active.

Screenshot of a Zoom meeting interface displaying several participants. Each participant is shown in a small square, with some squares showing video feeds and others displaying names or profile pictures. The names of participants are visible, such as "Manique Gunaratne", "Janani Ratnayake", "Yohan Perera", and more. Many participants have their microphones muted, as indicated by the red microphone icon with a slash. Some squares only show text or initials instead of a video feed. The Zoom menu bar at the bottom includes options like Unmute, Stop Video, Security, Participants, Chat, Share Screen, Record, Live Transcript, Breakout Rooms, Reactions, More, and Leave. The overall scene represents a virtual group meeting or class session.

A woman in a pink blouse and a blue-and-purple sari is sitting in front of a wooden door, attending a Zoom meeting. She is wearing wired earphones, and her hair is tied back. At the top of the screen, there are participant windows showing names such as Janani Ratnayake, Nimal Punyasiri, Niluka Gunawardena, Yohan Perera, Chamari Weeraratne, and Dr. Sansfica Young. The screen indicates the session is being recorded, and the spotlight is on her video. There are 32 participants in the meeting, and some notification icons are visible at the bottom.


#Manique Gunaratne

Country Representative -  World Disability and Rehabilitation Professionals’ Association (WDRPA)

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