Planning Issues for Inclusive Design of Public University in Bangladesh: Accessibility of the Students with Disabilities

Abstract

Accessibility of university campus for physically challenged students is a worldwide 
concern. Every student with disability has the right to equal enjoyment and access in the 
university.In Bangladesh, numbers of students with disabilities have beenincreased in 
higher educational opportunities. However, the government has also imposed some 
legal rules and regulations for ensuring education as well as inclusive design of 
educational institutions for differently abled students.This paper describes the 
worldwide planning practices of inclusive and universal design for ensuring 
accessibility for the disabled students in different universities. Beside this, the legal 
issues relating to accessibility of disabled students in Bangladesh also have assessed. An 
overview of planning strategies of some countries like USA, England and India have 
been comparatively analyzed here. The studyemphasizes onthe issues relating to 
physical structures affecting universal accessibilities in university campus. Actually, 
inclusive design is a fundamental need and the rights of the students with disabilities in 
the university should be protected as well. More specific and potential planning 
instruments are needed to address this accessibility issue of physically challenged 
students in universities in Bangladesh.