Disability Inclusion and Reasonable Accommodation Policy

All people policies

1. Purpose

To ensure that students and staff with disabilities can participate fully, with accessible facilities and reasonable adjustments.

2. Scope

This policy applies across Future University in Egypt — all faculties, the Dental Hospital, the training Pharmaceutical Factory, student housing and administrative units — and to students, faculty, staff and, where stated, contractors and suppliers.

3. Definitions

Reasonable accommodation

A necessary and appropriate adjustment that does not impose a disproportionate burden, enabling a person with a disability to study or work on an equal basis.

Assistive technology

Software or equipment, such as screen magnification or text-to-speech, that supports access to learning.

4. Policy statement

• University buildings and housing are accessible and usable by people with disabilities with minimal assistance.
• Reasonable adjustments are provided for study, assessment and work.
• Adequate funding is allocated to accessibility and support services.

5. Procedures

1. A student or employee registers a disability with Disability Services and agrees an individual support plan.
2. Support may include a note-taking buddy, front-row seating, extended examination time and special examination committees, and assistive software (such as screen-magnification and text-to-speech).
3. Physical accessibility (ramps, lifts, accessible washrooms) is maintained and extended in new construction.
4. Support plans are reviewed each semester with the student or employee.

6. Roles and responsibilities

• Disability Services — registers needs, agrees support plans and manages assistive technology.
• Faculties — implement examination adjustments and accessible teaching.
• Facilities Management — maintains and extends physical accessibility.

7. Related policies

• Non-Discriminatory Admissions Policy
• Anti-Discrimination Policy

8. Legal and cultural alignment

Implements the rights of persons with disabilities under Egyptian Law No. 10 of 2018 (Rights of Persons with Disabilities) and the related higher-education support arrangements.

9. The policy in practice

The University applies this policy in its day-to-day work. Examples, by academic year, include:

Academic year 2021/2022

• May 2022 — the University applied it through petroleum-engineering field training at Qarun Petroleum.

Academic year 2022/2023

• October 2022 — the University applied it through a cooperation protocol with SAP for digital-skills training.

Academic year 2024/2025

• April 2025 — the University applied it through the 'As I Am' Autism Marathon, an awareness-and-inclusion campus event.

Academic year 2025/2026

• September 2025 — the University applied it through the renewal of its strategic partnership with University College Cork in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education.

Academic year 2026/2027

• October 2026 — the University applied it through the renewal of NAQAAE accreditation for its Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine.

Together these show the policy at work across the University’s teaching, research and community life.

10. Monitoring and review

Reviewed at least every three years, or sooner if Egyptian law, regulations of the Supreme Council of Universities, or THE/accreditation requirements change. The policy owner is responsible for monitoring how it is applied.

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