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University of Ruhuna ISSN: 2706-0063
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facilitation, DRCs are the establishments to contribute to policy decisions

and administrative implementations related with welfare of SWDs to
promote their inclusive and equal engagement in learning. Nonetheless,

DRCs have not developed integrated coordination parallel with lecture hall

activities. However, both student and academic representatives of the
sample mentioned that the DRCs have not been adequately integrated to the

normal teaching- learning and evaluation systems of both universities,
except that some students of the both sample universities mentioned that

they use DRCs for their general academic activities since they were

provided computer and seating facilities at the DRCs.

6.3. Curriculum Design
SWDs in the study reflected their opinion that not all course structures of

the undergraduate degree programmes offered by their faculties are suitable
for them. However, students at the University of Ruhuna entertain their own

liberty to select suitable courses based on their preferences since the faculty

of H&SS has introduced a new curricular and degree programmes which
allow students to enroll for four-year honours degree programmes as per the

will of the students. It is evident that the flexible course structure enables

SWDs to select courses suitable to their abilities. Even though a wide range
of subjects across different fields were offered by the Faculty of Arts,

Eastern University, considering the number of students, the faculty had
limited the choice of students in selecting subjects. Introducing “basket

system” in the course selection which allows students to select certain

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