Rahul I agree. But my remedy is to foster special set ups at least at primary level, in order for children with disabilities to be equipped with relevant skil sets to operate in the non-inclusive world including schools at secondary level.
Moreover thrusting small children in non-inclusive schools with the broader aim of making the schools inclusive would pit them against ruthless system, thereby marring their psychological growth, apart from compromising on their educational needs. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj Sent: 22 December 2018 20:56 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Subject: Re: [AI] Education I agree about the primary schools idea, but I would submit that the solution for noninclusive mainstream schools has to be to push for greater inclusion, not to let them remain unaccountable for not being fully inclusive. At the end of the day, the world in which we operate is also not inclusive in several key ways, so why should children with single disabilities not be equipped with the skills to operate in that world, by being in schools which are a microcosm thereof? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2018, at 12:47 PM, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> > wrote: > > All schools insist on fitness certificate--physical and mental--at the time > of admission. > > Actually, all schools cannot be inclusive. > So, we are doing the wrong thing by forcing them to admit students with > special needs. > > Special schools must be enhanced at primary level, and then > integrative/inclusive set ups thought of. > > This for some disabilities and for others, special set ups only can equip > them to live to some extent at least. > > > सादर / With thanks & Regards > राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani > सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM > बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU > भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India नागपुर Nagpur > > 0712 2806846 > > President > VIBEWA > Co-Moderator > VIB-India > > A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and laughter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of Kanchan Pamnani > Sent: 20 December 2018 12:15 > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerning the disabled.' <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Cc: 'Rama Chari' <ram...@deoc.in>; 'Rati Misra' > <ratimi...@rediffmail.com> > Subject: [AI] Education > > Schools' rejection of students with special needs is common: Mental > health experts - Times of India > > Sep 5, 2018, > > MUMBAI: As the parents of a class VIII boy diagnosed with attention deficit > hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) fight out his suspension with The Cathedral & > John Connon School in the Bombay high court, the focus is back on the > inclusion of children with special needs or the lack of it in city schools. > Activists feel schools still refuse to open their doors to students with > special needs. "Inclusion does not mean just admitting a child in school, but > also making sure the child is comfortable in the environment and learns to > the best of one's ability. The onus lies on the school to make sure that the > child is socially accepted by counselling the peers and their parents," > said Rekha Vijaykar, director of the NGO ADAPT - Able Disabled All People > Together. While the Right to Education Act 2009 vouches for inclusion, the > Persons with Disability Act 2016 outlines responsibilities of educational > institutes to promote and facilitate inclusive education. The Act requires > schools to admit students without discrimination and provide infrastructure > and academic support like suitable pedagogical methods and other measures to > ensure academic and social participation and development. Mental health > professionals say they often encounter cases where such students are asked to > leave school. "Many elite schools are known to force students with ADHD, > autism or learning disabilities to drop out. Since the law of the land, > including RTE Act and Persons with Disability Act, does not allow them to > cancel their admission, they threaten parents with consequences and ask them > to instead take the leaving certificate. Violation of child rights is rampant > in city schools," said psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty. Vijaykar agrees that > rejection of students with special needs is common and it's detrimental to a > child's progress. "A student with ADHD was asked to leave his school in Khar > and was out of class for nearly two years until he joined us. His academic > progress has been affected since then," she said. But schools put the onus on > parents. "Schools have a handful of counsellors or sometimes just one for > hundreds of students. In spite of that, when we make an effort to help the > child and ask the parents for a clinical diagnosis, they are in denial. This > makes it difficult for us to help the children in a classroom setting. We > also have to consider the safety and progress of other students," said a > school counsellor. Some believe that schools and parents must put the child's > best interest at the fore. "The casualty in a fight between the school and > parents is the child. School counsellors are trained to identify ADHD; they > must bring parents on board. Schools need to give parents the time to process > the information and parents come around once they feel there are no > repercussions for the child to get tested. 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