it's a matter of preference and there are arguements for and against special schools, but as I feel it, integrated school provides environment which is close to the real world where one has to spend one's life.
but there might be other concerns such as availability of a good integrated school near by. but if parrents are proactive, they can arrange for special skills such as braille and computer litracy along with making sure that the child can participate in regular activities, then she can be admited in a sighted school as well. At the end it is important that the objective is to help the child reach her maximum potential, special school, integrated school, or sighted school, any option is good if it serves this purpose. If the school focuses on development of mind body and spirit, it is good, if the school helps develop emotional maturity, it can be considered, no matter which catagory it falls in to. If the school focuses on rote learning, it is not good. And sadly it's not easy to find such schools which help develop mental and emotional faculties, one really needs extensive research where one contacts with people and observes the school in action. Regards Dinesh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking a suggestion > Rakkum school might not be a good option. > If the child's parents decide on a special school, please ensure that they > thoroughly check it out before admitting the child there. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:43 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking a suggestion > > > Are you looking for special school or a mainstream school? Considering > the child's age, it will be ideal to start with a special school, where > she would get to learn skills like Braille, mobility etc at a very early > age. If Chennai can be considered, the girl can be put in Little Flower > Convent, which does a good job in primary education for the blind. Or > Rakkum School in Bangalore, which I heard, is equally good. > > Subramani > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vetrivel > Murugan, Adhimoolam > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:17 PM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking a suggestion > > Hi Harish, > > > > Thanks for your suggestion, but I was not looking for any one's response > > regarding the issue whether a blind child should be raised by the > parents or > not. Rather I am looking for a workable suggestion and in fact a > practical > suggestion. Like the one by Rakesh. > > > > Vetri. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Harish Kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [AI] Seeking a suggestion > > > > Hi Vetri > > Ideally speaking it is always desirable the child is raised by the > parents > itself. In my opinion parental involvement would be all the more > important > in the case when the child is disabled. > > CBSE is a good choice and most towns do have a CBSE school. Good > schools > are also there in a state board school. > > It would be a good idea to check out which school provides fascilities > and > equal opportunity to disabled students. > > It would be better to check out with NGO's and meet up with some parents > of > disabled children to get a first hand account. > Harish. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vetrivel Murugan, Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:52 AM > Subject: [AI] Seeking a suggestion > > >> Hi everyone, >> >> One of my relative's daughter is blind and she is three and half years >> old. I am trying to place her in a good school. I am thinking of > exposing >> her to the CBSC syllabus from the beginning and I prefer the school to > be >> in a major city. 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