Skip to main content
  • Accessibility
  • Headlines
  • Coronavirus-News
  • Get-Hooked
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Parasports
  • Ask Bhavna
  • NHBrandView
  • Independent Living
  • Lifestyle
  • NH Videos
×
Newz Hook – Changing Attitudes towards Disability Logo
  • Stories
  • Videos
  • Inclusive
  • NH Voice
  • Login
COVID-19 Notification by Government in Accessible Format

Accessibility Tools

Text Size:

Contrast Scheme:

  • C
  • C

Reset

  • Home
  • Get-hooked
  • All Maharashtra study highlights how schools overlooks special needs kids

All Maharashtra study highlights how schools overlooks special needs kids

School girls standing together
Get-hooked September 4, 2018
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
0

Be it Braille tools, trained special teachers or wheelchairs, schools across the state of Maharashtra are failing children with special needs.

This is according to a study by the Maharashtra RTE Forum, a platform of education networks in the state. The forum looked at how parameters were being met under the Right to Education Act (RTE) when it comes to kids with special needs.

The study, done across 184 schools found that the children with special needs were ignored. The study was done by 23 organizations and NGOs working in the field of education. It found that children with special needs are regularly attending schools, but that the teachers visiting these schools to teach them do not meet the basic requirements as laid down under the RTE Act.

The government is also failing to check if these schools are following the guidelines laid down under the Act.

The basics are missing. The basic awareness among policymakers, teachers, and all the departments working in the field is missing. What kind of teachers do we have? If they don’t know sign language or how to use the assistive technology given, what’s the point? Who are you certifying as a teacher or therapist? Also the courses have to be relevant and up-to-date, not archaic. – Anita Iyer, Founder-Managing Trustee, EKansh Trust

An IndiaSpend study in 2017 has highlighted how this is not just a Maharashtra problem. The study said that despite the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Education for All Movement), which promotes free and compulsory education for all children between the 6-14 years, children with special needs form the largest out-of-school group in India.

According to the 2014 National Survey of Out of School Children report, about six lakh, which is 28% of special-needs children in this age group are put of school.

Clearly, there is a need for a new mindset among not just among policymakers, but also teachers and trainers and even training institutes to ideate on policies and programmes that work to integrate children with special needs with the mainstream.

Watch in Sign Language

0

Support us to make NewzHook Sustainable – Make a Contribution Today

We need your continued support to enable us work towards Changing Attitudes towards Disability. Help us in our attempt to share the voices of people with disabilities that enable them to participate in the society on an equal footing!

Contribute to Newz Hook

NH Videos

Healing pain through art - Dr. Anubha Mahajan, Founder Chronic Pain India

Read more on Newz Hook

  • Accessibility
    Top 10 Accessible Brands & Brand Campaigns Globally
  • Employment
    InReturn Strategies is redefining the way American companies talk about diversity & inclusion
  • Accessibility,Independent Living
    Affordable and Independent Mobility for Persons with Disabilities still a distant hope in India (series 1 of 3)
  • Employment,Independent Living
    My journey from a hearing impaired individual to a Social Changemaker
  • Get-hooked,Lifestyle
    Perceptions and misconceptions about disability

Contribue to Newz Hook. Support us to make NewzHook Sustainable – Make a Contribution Today.

Newsletter

 Subscribe to our Newsletter

Want to feature your inspiring story or share an event with the disabled community? Write to:

editor@newzhook.com

Related News

Woman getting her eyes tested

Get-hooked

#GlaucomaAwarenessMonth – Early detection & treatment is critical to prevent permanent vision loss

Employment

My journey from a hearing impaired individual to a Social Changemaker

Accessibility

Affordable and Independent Mobility for Persons with Disabilities still a distant hope in India (series 1 of 3)

Logos of the 10 brands featured in the article

Accessibility

Top 10 Accessible Brands & Brand Campaigns Globally

Newz Hook - Accessible News

Download App Now!

Videos

View More

Accessibility

Bringing adaptive fashion to the world, the Aarambh way

Get-hooked

Understanding Headaches in Children with Autism

Get-hooked

Samadhan Goyam is changing the lives of children in meaningful ways

Get-hooked

Parenting Corner – Fun activities for vacations

Newz Hook Logo

About Newz Hook

Newz Hook is a media site focusing on Changing Attitudes towards Disability globally. We highlight stories that share insights into the lives of people with disabilities, offer solutions and create collaborations. Our focus is to have Inclusion Champions from across the globe who share knowledge about disability, inclusion & accessibility.

Lets come together to change attitudes towards disability!

Newz Hook is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Follow us on:

Related Links

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Partner with Newz Hook
  • Embed Newz Hook Timeline
  • Affiliate disclosure
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Contribute to Newz Hook

Our Awards

Zero Project Award Winner 2018
Back To Top
© 2019 All Right Reserved. Inclusive News India Private Limited.

Ask Bhavna

All fields are mandatory unless specified as optional.