scholarly journals Education is for everyone unless you are special

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Tiso ◽  
Hilary Stace
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Great Work ◽  
Prospective Student ◽  
The Road ◽  
Education Act

When meeting with the parents of a prospective student with a learning disability or other impairments, a school principal has a range of options. If the child comes from outside the school’s zone, they can refuse admission outright, or make it subject to the school’s special enrolment conditions. Otherwise, the Education Act 1989 gives disabled children the same access to compulsory education as others. The question then becomes: how inclusive should the school be? A school not wishing to burden itself with children with disabilities can adopt a soft approach. The principal can, for instance, be less than totally welcoming at the pre-enrolment interview, or complain about the lack of funding, or praise the great work that the school down the road does in this area, or point to a drab, uninviting special room. Parents of children with special needs are quick to pick up on these signals and will look elsewhere.

scholarly journals Promulgation of RTE-Act among Disabled Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Mohan P ◽  
Dr. M. Ravi Babu
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Right

Disability is not merely a physical fact, but also involves a normative, cultural, and legal concept. The society’s perception of a disabled person also reflects its idea of a normally functional human being and the definition as considered by the society gives us an insight into the society’s self image. The recognition by the society of the terms mentally and physically disabled also implies a responsibility of the society towards the people who fit that description. A society with deep ethos of social responsibility is likely to be more open in its definition of disability. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 is landmark legislation in the history of the Nation that makes elementary education a fundamental right for children between the ages of 6-14. But millions of children with disabilities got left out in the Act. Being a Challenged Person i would like to extent to knowledge about educational and psychological well being of disabled children’s. In my point of view there are many challenges and issues are not implementing properly the challenges like lack of awareness, not involving the teachers directly, there is no implementation in lower level educational systems, there is any reviews of the act at least yearly once. Etc. This paper highlights some of the challenges that are faced by children with disabilities in achieving their right to education. If we can implement all above issues related challenges all most maximum numbers of disabled children are benefit in future. This paper also disseminates knowledge by giving suggestions for effective implementation of RTE for the children with disabilities.

scholarly journals TOURISM OF FAMILIES WITH THE DISABLED CHILDREN OR WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN POLAND OF RECENT DECADES

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Marek Kawa
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
The People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Economic Improvement

The last decades in Polish society have been seen not only an increase in empathy and outlining needs for families and children with disabilities or deficits, but also economic improvement of families, which enables tourist or rehabilitation trips at least once a year. The growing needs and good practices for disabled children and adults also contributed to the greater awareness of the people managing of tourist centers in Poland, who are increasingly trying to propose within their offer to such groups, not traveling so far. This brief study tries to provide in a condensed way to propose good practices and experiences to meet the problems of families traveling with disabled children or adults in Poland.

scholarly journals Urgensi Identifikasi dan Asesmen Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus Usia Dini

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Muchamad Irvan
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Deaf Children ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
The Right ◽  
Different Characteristics

Anak berkebutuhan khusus (ABK) merupakan anak yang tumbuh dan berkembang dengan berbagai perbedaan dengan anak-anak pada umumnya. Istilah anak berkebutuhan khusus tidak merujuk pada sebutan untuk anak dengan kecacatan, namun merujuk pada layanan khusus yang diperlukan anak berkebutuhan khusus. Terdapat berbagai jenis kategori dalam lingkup istilah anak berkebutuhan khusus. Dalam konteks pendidikan khusus di Indonesia anak berkebutuhan khusus di kategorikan dengan istilah anak tunanetra, anak tunarungu, anak tunagrahita, anak tunadaksa, anak tunalaras, dan anak cerdas dan bakat istimewa. Setiap anak berkebutuhan khusus memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda-beda antara satu dengan yang lain. Lebih daripada itu, setiap anak berkebutuhan khusus juga memerlukan layanan khusus yang disesuaikan dengan kemampuan dan karakteristik mereka. Perlu dilaksanakan kegiatan identifikasi dan asesmen untuk mengetahui karakteristik dan kebutuhan mereka. Hal tersebut dianggap penting guna mendapatkan layanan yang tepat sesuai dengan karakteristik, kebutuhan dan kemampuan. Children with special needs (ABK) are children who grow and develop with various differences from children in general. The term children with special needs does not refer to children with disabilities, but instead refers to special services needed by children with special needs. There are various types of categories within the scope of the term children with special needs. In the context of special education in Indonesia, children with special needs are categorized by the terms blind children, deaf children, mentally retarded children, disabled children, children with disabilities, and intelligent children and special talents. Every child with special needs has different characteristics from one another. More than that, every child with special needs also requires special services that are tailored to their abilities and characteristics. It is necessary to carry out identification and assessment activities to determine their characteristics and needs. This is considered important in order to get the right service according to the characteristics, needs and capabilities.

scholarly journals Feeding difficulties in disabled children leads to malnutrition: experience in an Indian slum

2003 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 1097-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha K. Yousafzai ◽  
Suzanne Filteau ◽  
Sheila Wirz
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Feeding Difficulties ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Feeding Difficulty ◽  
Weight For Age

The aim of the present study was to explore the nature, extent and probable causes of nutritional deficiencies among children with disabilities living in Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, India. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate whether the nutritional status of children with disabilities, aged 2–6 years (n141), was worse than that of non-disabled sibling controls (n122) and neighbour controls (n162). Data on food patterns, anthropometry, micronutrient status and feeding difficulties reported by parents were collected. The mean weight for age of the children with disabilities (−2·44 (sd 1·39)Zscores;n120) was significantly lower (P<0·05) compared with the sibling (−1·70 (sd 1·20)Zscores;n109) and neighbour (−1·83 (sd 1·290)Zscores;n162) control groups. The children with disabilities had significantly lower (P<0·05) mean haemoglobin levels (92 (sd 23) g/l;n134) compared with siblings (102 (sd 18) g/l;n103) and neighbours (99 (sd 18) g/l;n153). Relative risk (RR) analysis indicated that the disabled children with feeding difficulties were significantly more likely (P<0·05) to be malnourished, by the indicator of weight for age (RR 1·1; 95 % CI 1·08, 1·20) compared with the disabled children without a feeding difficulty. They were also significantly more likely to be malnourished using the indicators of height for age (RR 1·3; 95 % CI 1·19, 1·43) and weight for height (RR 2·4; 95 % CI 1·78, 3·23) compared with the disabled children without a feeding difficulty. Feeding difficulties were identified as a risk factor for vulnerability to inadequate nutritional status among children with disabilities.

Are Special Education Programs Unjust to Nondisabled Children?: Justice, Equality, and the Distribution of Education

1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Nathanson
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Difference Principle ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Social Consensus ◽  
Principle Of Justice ◽  
Philosophical Standpoint ◽  
The Difference

This article deals in depth with perhaps the most troubling education issue of the day—funding and proper distribution of educational resources. How is the money raised and how is its allocation decided? Can the ideals of both justice and equality be served? Is “extra” spending on behalf of children with special needs justified? Stephen Nathanson raises the central questions and, approaching them from a moral-philosophical standpoint, presents and evaluates the arguments of those who defend extra spending for children with disabilities and those who believe that “unequal” spending violates the principle of justice. Nathanson treats various theories of distributive justice—entitlement, utilitarianism, the “difference principle,” and the “decent level” idea. In focusing on the latter, he contends that social consensus developed around “decent level” may be the touchstone, more helpful than any rationale (or rhetoric) in satisfying the claims of justice and equality.

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