Transforming Education for the Invisible: The Power of Dyslexia in a Changing Workforce

1 week, 6 days ago

47% of disabled children likely to miss primary edu: UNICEF report

[email protected] UNICEF UP conducts workshop on inclusivity of disabled children in society. One in ten children globally lives with a disability, and 47% of them are less likely to access primary education due to limited opportunities or discrimination, according to a recent UNICEF study. Amit Mehrotra, program manager at UNICEF UP, said, “Globally, 240 million children with disabilities face significant …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Building an Accessible World: Empowering Inclusion Through Innovation

The Quint

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities serves as a global reminder of the importance of building inclusive workplaces where everyone, regardless of ability, can thrive. Inclusive practices empower employees, drive innovation, and create environments where diverse talents can shine, ensuring no one is left behind in the pursuit of progress and equity. In an insightful article, he underscores that …

Accessibility Inclusion Disability Inclusion

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Chinese students with disabilities have new digital learning platform

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's national smart education platform for primary and secondary schooling opened a special education section on Tuesday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The section provides tailored digital resources for schools, teachers, students and parents, with the aim of creating a high-quality, inclusive and personalized digital learning environment for students with disabilities, according to a press release …

Education Special Education Digital Resources

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Chinese students with disabilities have new digital learning platform

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's national smart education platform for primary and secondary schooling opened a special education section on Tuesday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The section provides tailored digital resources for schools, teachers, students and parents, with the aim of creating a high-quality, inclusive and personalized digital learning environment for students with disabilities, according to a press release …

Special Education Digital Education

3 weeks ago

Are workplaces truly accessible for persons with disabilities today?

India Today

Globally, nearly 15 percent of the population lives with some form of disability, yet their participation in the workforce remains significantly lower than it should be. On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, organisations and leaders are called upon to commit to creating inclusive workplaces where all employees, including those with disabilities, can thrive and achieve their full potential. …

India Accessibility Inclusion Workplace Culture Employees Disabilities Inclusive

3 weeks ago

Time to act on inequality and discrimination: Disability Commissioner

ABC

Sabra Lane: It's International Day of People with a Disability and during the past year there's been a lot happening in the sector from the Federal Government's response to the Royal Commission to major changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Reporter Nas Campanella has interviewed the Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess, and started by asking what she's hoping to …

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3 weeks ago

From Education to Employment: The Role of Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

The Quint

From Amartya Sen's capability approach, inclusion enhances individuals' abilities to achieve their full potential. By creating inclusive spaces in education and employment, persons with disabilities can contribute economically, reducing dependence and driving social progress. A study by Harvard Business Review revealed that companies with greater diversity experience a 19 percent increase in revenue. According to WTW’s Wellbeing Programmes India Survey, …

Inclusion Disability Inclusion Inclusive Workplaces

4 weeks, 1 day ago

How special stories and design are making reading inclusive

Live Mint

Earlier this year I picked up Menaka Raman’s How to Win an Election. The fact that ADHD is not the crux of the book, it’s just incidental, came from my son, who has a ‘what’s the big deal about it’ attitude," says the Bengaluru-based author. It is only in her bio that you come across the mention of “nonspeaking" and …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stop focusing on exam results, Education Secretary tells schools

The Telegraph

The latest Programme for International Student Assessment results showed reading and maths skills among 15-year-olds in England have increased dramatically in recent years. Labour is yet to spell out its plans for tackling dwindling pupil attendance levels, but insists wider pledges including free breakfast clubs for primary schools will help encourage children back to school. The study, which will report …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Decoding the Labyrinth: Learning Disabilities in the Indian Classroom

The Hindu

The article highlights the complex nature of learning disabilities and the challenges faced by students with various learning differences. It emphasizes the importance of early identification and intervention, using screening tools and evidence-based methods tailored to India's needs. The article also highlights the role of technology, cultural shift, and the involvement of stakeholders to create an inclusive education system that …

Education India Children Learning Disabilities

2 months ago

Special needs pupils ‘being failed on every measure’ despite £11bn annual funding

The Telegraph

The Government is failing pupils with special needs despite the current system costing almost £11 billion a year, Parliament’s spending watchdog has warned. In a damning report, the National Audit Office said state support for children with special educational needs and disabilities “is not achieving value for money and is unsustainable”. Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, admitted the special needs …

Special Needs Send Nao Needs Funding

2 months ago

Over 400 Take Part in Dyslexia Awareness Walk, Raising Awareness for Neurological Condition

The Hindu

Over 400 people participated in the Dyslexia Awareness Walk held in Besant Nagar to raise awareness about the neurological condition. The event was organised by the Madras Dyslexia Association (MDA) in collaboration with other stakeholders. The walk was flagged off by former DGP Sylendra Babu and Secretary of Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department J. Radhakrishnan. Various other organisations also …

Law Education Community Dyslexia Awareness

2 months, 1 week ago

Autistic students often confront challenges in class. Could 'more creativity in the curriculum' change that?

ABC

For recent graduates Bella Marsh and Austin Boath, school did not always feel inclusive. Bella said greater flexibility in assessment formats would help neurodivergent students "get a better education". Austin, who has always been interested in planes, said being given freedom to choose his research topics would have improved his learning experience, but his teachers often tried to "get him …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Beyond notes and books: Teachers for whom ‘class’ is a place of new learning

Hindustan Times

Lucknow: When Prof. Rajeev Nayan joined Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University as head of the fine arts department, little did he know that it would not only be a teaching but also a learning experience for him. The classroom consists of students from diverse groups - visually impaired, hearing impaired, orthopedically handicapped, intellectually disabled and normal students. Their classroom …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

New MBBS curriculum full of errors, say transgender and disability rights groups

The Hindu

Sodomy and lesbianism are sexual offences while transvestism is a sexual perversion; the mandatory seven hours of disability competencies have been excluded from the foundation course — these are among the significant issues requiring correction in the recently released National Medical Commission’s new Competency-Based Medical Education Curriculum guidelines for MBBS students. Transgender and disability rights groups have protested against the …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Investing in persons with disabilities

The Hindu

A recent Hindi movie, Srikanth, starring Rajkummar Rao, narrates the story of the industrialist Srikanth Bolla and his journey of overcoming the challenge of visual impairment. Educational institutions lack the necessary infrastructure and support mechanisms and workplaces lack robust diversity policies that would give proper representation to PwDs. In 2023, Shiv Nadar University enumerated a disability support policy, which includes …

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5 months ago

Calls for inclusivity to find a place for children with disabilities in mainstream schools

ABC

Harry Banks acquired a severe traumatic brain injury at 11 months old and now lives with a physical and communication disability. His mother Michaela Banks said the family had to "re-imagine" their lives and thought Harry would need to attend a special school. "That's all we needed to hear, that they wanted Harry at their school, that he would be …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Upskilling for an equitable future

Hindustan Times

A seismic shift in the fast-paced employment landscape is underway – one that demands a fundamental rethinking of how we approach workforce development and economic empowerment. Upskilling initiatives have emerged as a powerful catalyst for addressing this challenge, fostering an equitable future by empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds to acquire the necessary skills to thrive in the digital age. By …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

The adults overcoming their reading struggles: ‘I was going to do it if it killed me’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Horevia says she owed a lot of her success in …

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8 months ago

Parents of children with special needs more ‘demanding’ of school staff – study

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It said: “Sencos reported that the parents of pupils with Send were increasingly demanding …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Prisoners with developmental disabilities face unique challenges. One facility is offering solutions

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On a nearby door painted …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Looking for possibilities through disability’

New Indian Express

What about your personal journey? Making notes on Braille would make a noise and I didn’t want to disturb others. Now there is screen reading software for the visually impaired, besides talking mobile phones and computers. At Samarthanam, we ensure technology is always at the top of our interventions, whether it is education, training, getting jobs or cricket Technology is …

Books Braille

11 months, 1 week ago

Well-being of and public services for people of disability greatly enhanced

China Daily

cdpf.org.cn Updated: 2024-01-12 Large | Medium | Small People of disability who are in poverty, prone to return to poverty, or faced with sudden serious difficulties have been included in monitoring and assistance programs, so that large-scale return to poverty among them is prevented. In 2023, 10.28 million persons with disabilities received minimum living allowances, 11.82 million economically challenged persons …

Public Services

1 year ago

Helping students with learning disabilities thrive in high-school and college

The Hindu

When Bengaluru-based student Jordan Hereford was diagnosed with learning disabilities, his family homeschooled him until Class 10. Concessions given At the senior school levels, many students with learning disabilities opt for the National Institute of Open Schooling, a national-level education board in India that provides flexibility in taking exams and a varied choice of subjects. “Colleges feel that students with …

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1 year ago

Why Businesses Must Follow The Disability Inclusion Imperative

The Quint

India Inc. organisations are growing aware of the many inequalities and injustices within the socioeconomic strata. Seen as drivers of social change with the adoption of key DE&I policy framework, most leaderships recognise the value of creating a level-playing field. Accenture’s Disability Inclusion Imperative report noted, “companies that have led on key disability inclusion criteria have realized: 1.6x more revenue, …

Disability Inclusion Inclusion Imperative

1 year ago

Access To Accountability: Doing More On Disability Inclusion

The Quint

Over a billion people in this world live with one or another form of disability. Lately India Inc. organisations have started taking cognizance of the barriers presented by visible and invisible disabilities. Furthermore, role models in key positions are sharing their journeys with the aim of shedding stigma and boosting confidence of persons with disabilities who may otherwise be undermining …

India Disability Inclusion

1 year ago

India, disability inclusion and the power of ‘by’

The Hindu

Disability as an identity and entity exists at the intersection of multiple vulnerabilities — social, economic and gender — with each facet requiring careful consideration when conceptualising action for equity. This is especially important in rural areas, where persons with disabilities tend to face greater challenges when compared to their urban counterparts, with even more limited access to education and …

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1 year, 1 month ago

If special schools close, students with disability need more inclusive mainstream education, experts say

ABC

In its final report handed down in September, the disability royal commission called for the phasing out of segregated education by 2051. But he believes the commission's report — which sets out "what needs to happen to lift up the mainstream schools and support our teachers and families" — will help. 'This can be done' Disability advocate and president of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Education ministry calls for diversity and inclusivity in schools in new norms

Hindustan Times

Schools in India should ensure inclusivity and celebrate diversity of students with different learning needs, the education ministry has recommended in fresh guidelines, which entails making curriculum culturally and socially accommodating, encouraging teachers to develop knowledge and skills to teach all children in a class, and strengthening resource centres by equipping them with assistive devices. The guidelines recommended there should …

Education Students Learning Guidelines Schools

1 year, 2 months ago

Councils ‘wasting millions’ on special educational needs legal disputes

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The entire process is in need of a re-think, to keep children and their …

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1 year, 3 months ago

The Americans With Disabilities Act Is Under Threat at the Supreme Court

Slate

Imagine spending weeks planning for a family vacation just to be turned away by the hotel when you arrive. The ADA, passed 33 years ago, was groundbreaking legislation that has transformed the lives of disabled people by seeking to make sure we have equal access to the world around us. I know what it’s like to have no voice, so …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Story Behind the Numbers: Analysing SC, ST and OBC Dropouts in Higher Education - News18

News 18

The statistics in numbers are faceless, blunt, and many times tell half-truths and encourage people to either misread or read them to prove their political arguments. Recently in the Rajya Sabha, while replying to the question of one of the members, the Union Minister of State for Education, Subhas Sarkar, presented data of the number of dropout students from Other …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Inclusive education: A comprehensive guide for teachers of special needs children

India Today

The UNICEF data of 2023 states that 1 in 10 of all children worldwide have disabilities, with West and Central Africa and South Asia showing the highest numbers. In this article, Dr. Amit Bhalla, Vice President of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions will discuss effective strategies and tips for teachers on how to cultivate and nurture the talents of children with …

Children Teachers Special Needs Special Needs

1 year, 5 months ago

Test scores show American students slipping further behind despite recovery efforts

Associated Press

Students across the U.S. fell further behind academically last school year despite extensive efforts to help them recover from pandemic learning setbacks, according to an analysis of test scores released Tuesday. The results this year — the third full school year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit — are in some ways worse than last year, when the NWEA analysis showed …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Patna High Court Asks State Govt To Furnish Data On School Children With Disabilities, Availability Of Special Educators In Schools

Live Law

The Patna High Court has directed the state government to furnish details of all children, having impairments as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act, who are studying in various schools of Bihar. The division bench of Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Madhuresh Prasad directed the Additional Chief Secretary to file an affidavit containing data on all school …

Children Bihar Disabilities State

1 year, 8 months ago

Students' organization present guide for using inclusive language in schools

NL Times

The national action committee for school students LAKS presented a guide for using inclusive language in schools. It includes tips like no longer using terms like “white and black schools” and saying “good morning everyone” instead of the gender-specific “good morning boys and girls.” LAKS wants to help educators use language that is more appropriate for the time and no …

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1 year, 9 months ago

An interview with the four students from India who are participating in the 10th International Abilympics

The Hindu

Chetan Pashilkar and Priyanka Dabade, both from Mumbai, are hearing impaired. The four are part of the 13-member Divyangan contingent from India who will participate in the 10th International Abilympics, the global skills competition for PwD, to be held from March 23-26 at Metz, France. To accept everyone’s differences is important in today’s world where everyone is so diverse and …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Developing schools without barriers

The Hindu

“Ma’am, may I please go to the toilet?” or “Can I go play outside?” are usually innocuous requests by most schoolchildren. Barriers to accessibility Several barriers impede the participation of CWD in accessing educational opportunities such as inaccessible school buses; inaccessible facilities in schools ; and inappropriate infrastructure in classrooms. At training programmes conducted by UN-Habitat India and IIT Kharagpur …

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1 year, 11 months ago

IIT Madras to host Madras Dyslexia Association’s national meet

The Hindu

The Madras Dyslexia Association is organising a national symposium at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on January 21 and 22. The focus would be on best practices as the approach is essential to enable children with dyslexia internalise, practice and adopt coping strategies. Founder of the non-profit organisation and an IIT Madras alumnus D. Chandrasekar said the MDA was …

Dyslexia

1 year, 11 months ago

Six dots and social inclusion

New Indian Express

Pupil-Teacher Ratio India is home to the largest blind population in the world — an estimated 4.95 million blind people and 70 million vision-impaired persons. There are 1,27,405 visually impaired people in Tamil Nadu and over 2,000 visually impaired students in the state. Despite the sizeable digits, several systemic and societal issues continue to plague the structure around education for …

Visually Impaired Visually Impaired Students Impaired Students

1 year, 11 months ago

Book on This Kind of A Child launched

The Hindu

This Kind of Child — The Disability Story, a book that encompasses the struggles and experiences of persons with disabilities and provides an understanding of disability, was launched at the Museum of Possibilities in the city on Saturday evening. Authored by poet and translator K. Srilata, the book has provided an account of the life of persons with disabilities and …

Disability Book

2 years ago

More Than Meets The Eye: How To Enable Persons With Disabilities

The Quint

Hence, grouping all persons with disabilities under one tick-box is detrimental both for the employee and the organisation that aims to unlock the true potential of their members. They also encourage applicants to work with a talent advisor who can effectively communicate their skill sets and experience. In the age of the digital renaissance, organisations must also equip themselves with …

2 years ago

Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?

Associated Press

The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin. As she started high school this fall, she was deemed eligible for special education services, because her disorders interfered with her ability to learn, but school officials said it was a close call. To qualify for special education services, a child’s school performance must be suffering because of a disability …

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2 years ago

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022: Disability Inclusion Through Better Employability a Key Need

News 18

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on December 3, the topic of ‘disability inclusion’ was in the air. According to the report, out of a population of 1.3 billion, India has an overall PwD talent of 3 crores, around 50 per cent of which i.e nearly 1.34 crore is employable. And while society is becoming more ‘accepting’, …

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2 years ago

No assessment of learning gap, no survey of school dropouts for children with disabilities

The Hindu

The COVID-19 pandemic affected children with special needs drastically, with many having been left out of the formal education system as large-scale changes were brought in to the way schools functioned. The Department of School Education and Literacy conducted a learning gap assessment randomly for all school children. For the sake of the education of children with special needs, the …

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2 years ago

Coming Soon - Disability Inclusion in India: From Thought to Realisation

The Quint

What are the challenges that persons with disabilities face at their workplace straight from the hiring process to accessing the basic resources that they need to perform to the best of their capabilities? This International Day for Persons With Disability, The Quint in association with Accenture brings to you a virtual roundtable discussing everything from unconscious bias at the workplace …

India

2 years ago

Open minds and workplaces to those with disabilities

Hindustan Times

Kumar is a manager in a reputed bank. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 has provisions that promote non-discrimination in employment, vocational training and self-employment, Equal Opportunity policy in every establishment, appointment of grievance redressal officer in every establishment, 4% reservation of the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength in each group of posts, and identification …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Author Sally Rippin felt lost when her son couldn’t read. She wants other parents to learn from her experience

ABC

Sally Rippin remembers the moment when, as a preschooler, reading clicked for her and she could suddenly decode the squiggly lines on a page. By grade three, when Sam wasn't developing required reading skills, Rippin still believed his learning would progress eventually, if she could just "find enough things that he is good at and feel good enough about himself". …

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