The National Education Policy announced by India recently will create barrier-free access to education for all children with disabilities, according to Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot.
In a series of tweets, Gehlot highlighted some of the points in the National Education Policy related to children with disabilities and those from socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds.
“Knowledge of how to teach children with specific disabilities will be an integral part of all teacher education programmes,” he said in a tweet.
“Barrier-free access for all children with disabilities will be enabled as per the Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016,” he said in another tweet.
He further said that assistive devices and appropriate technology-based tools, language-appropriate teaching-learning materials will be made available.
“NIOS will develop high-quality modules to teach Indian Sign Language, and to teach other basic subjects using Indian Sign Language,” he added.
“As per the Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016, children with benchmark disabilities shall have the choice of regular or special schooling. Resource centres in conjunction with special educators will support the rehabilitation and educational needs of learners with severe or multiple disabilities,” he said in another tweet.
He further said under the NEP schools and school complexes will be provided resources for the integration of children with disabilities, recruitment of special educators with cross-disability training, and for the establishment of resource centres.
