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As Anita Makkar, principal, DAV Gurgaon, puts it: “Wherever possible, inclusion does take place, and wherever required, we do take them out and give them special training. For example, an eight year-old can sit with Class I students for an English class, but for other subjects they have to be educated separately,”
Good practices have to start in the classroom and in this, the teacher plays an important role. “We ask students to read in class so that all children can participate,” said Saudamini Tipra, PGT, political science, Salwan Public School, Pusa Road. Ajit Singh, a Class XI visually impaired student, who is going to the US on a youth exchange programme, is, for example a student who has benefitted from his school’s care. “I use laptop and Jaws software, teachers help me whenever in doubt. We have extra schedules, notes and other students help me with dictation,” he said.
The daily life challenges of a special needs student goes beyond text-book learning. (Mohd Zakir/HT photo)
![Paramita Ghosh , Hindustan Times
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Despite India’s attempts at inclusive education, schooling for special needs children has usually been a story of lack - of will, infrastructure and personnel. Schools, both private and government, would avoid admitting children with disability. Since the PWD Act of 1995, and the RTE Act of 2009, there has, however, been an improvement in the record of disability education, certainly in terms of its awareness and future challenges, and seeing it as a matter of right for a large section of young India.
Approximately more than 2 lakh children in Delhi suffer from some disability or the other. Schools that cater to such children usually follow a mixed model of inclusion.
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Despite India’s attempts at inclusive education, schooling for special needs children has usually been a story of lack - of will, infrastructure and personnel. Schools, both private and government, would avoid admitting children with disability. Since the PWD Act of 1995, and the RTE Act of 2009, there has, however, been an improvement in the record of disability education, certainly in terms of its awareness and future challenges, and seeing it as a matter of right for a large section of young India.
Approximately more than 2 lakh children in Delhi suffer from some disability or the other. Schools that cater to such children usually follow a mixed model of inclusion.
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Don’t be sorry, just be a friendParamita Ghosh , Hindustan Times [url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Education/NCRSchool2013/Chunk-HT-UI-NCRSchool2013-TopStories/Don-t-be-sorry-just-be-a-friend/SP-Article10-1119331.aspx] http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Education/NCRSchool2013/Chunk-HT-UI-NCRSchool2013-TopStories/Don-t-be-sorry-just-be-a-friend/SP-Article10-1119331.aspx[/url] Despite India’s attempts at inclusive education, schooling for special needs children has usually been a story of lack - of will, infrastructure and personnel. Schools, both private and government, would avoid admitting children with disability. Since the PWD Act of 1995, and the RTE Act of 2009, there has, however, been an improvement in the record of disability education, certainly in terms of its awareness and future challenges, and seeing it as a matter of right for a large section of young India. Approximately more than 2 lakh children in Delhi suffer from some disability or the other. Schools that cater to such children usually follow a mixed model of inclusion. related story Book of social responsibility: Is encouraging altruistic behaviour enough?