Amman, July 28 (Petra) — The Unified Admission Coordination Unit at
the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced on
Tuesday that, in accordance with the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Law No. 20 of 2017, students with disabilities seeking
to compete for seats allocated to them under the general admission
policy for Jordanian universities, university colleges and community
colleges must obtain the official disability identification card
issued by the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (HCD).

In a statement, the unit said the requirement also applies to
students seeking exemptions provided under the general transfer
(bridging) policy, as well as those wishing to benefit from the
tuition fee discount stipulated by law, whether they are enrolled in
the regular or parallel program.

Applications for the identification card must be submitted through
the government services section of the Sanad application by selecting
the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and
then the Identification Card Unit. Applicants must subsequently visit
one of the council’s liaison offices to receive priority for the
required assessment.

The unit stressed that no student will be recognized as a person with
a disability for admission purposes unless they hold the official
identification card issued by the HCD.

It identified the liaison offices designated to prioritize applicants
for unified admission as follows: the Northern Region Office, located
east of the New Amman Bus Terminal behind Halim Sweets (Tel:
02-7249717); the Southern Region Office in Al-Thaniyah, Karak (Tel:
03-2387482); and the Identification Card and Services Unit in Arjan
at the Prince Raad bin Zeid Complex on Sports College Street (Tel:
06-5663131).

The unit advised applicants seeking further information to contact
the Higher Education Department’s Inclusive Education Plan Follow-up
Directorate on 06-5507373, extension 253.

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