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Sub:- Regarding Inclusive Education under SSA(Delhi)

1. INTRODUCTION

To achieve the objective of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and to Universalize Elementary

Education it is imperative to provide sustainable quality education to children with special

needs. In this endeavor, the three important aspects are access, enrolment and retention of

all CWSN in 6-14 years of age. The 86th amendment in the constitution has further

strengthened the commitment by making free and compulsory education a Fundamental

Right for all children in the age group of 6-14 years through Inclusion of new Article 21.A in

Part III of the constitution thus making Education of CWSN an integral part of SSA.

2. Inclusive schooling Education:

• Inclusive Schooling is often thought of as the inclusion of students with disabilities,

regardless of ability, into the same schools and classrooms with peers who are not

considered to have disabilities. Inclusive schooling, however, extends disabilities far

beyond mere physical proximity to providing students and adults the support

required to belong and achieve in classroom and school communities. Inclusion is

both a process for and outcome of understanding, acceptance and valuing of

differences among today’s school children and youth. It is potentially both a process

and an outcome for achieving social justice and equity in our society.

3. Defining Inclusive Education:

• All children in school, learning together

• Schools are for everyone

• Appropriate support services

• No discrimination

• Valuing diversity

4. Advantages of Inclusive Education:

• Promotes diversity and acceptance

• Allows opportunities for all students to learn together.

• Students with disabilities are considered equal.

• All in school become aware that disabled children are like other children.

5. Philosophy of Inclusion:

• Children that learn together, learn to live together.

6. Needs of Inclusion:

• Preparing schools

• Trained and equipped teachers

• Involving community

• Peers to support

• Barrier-free access

7. Benefits of Inclusion

(i) Children

• All children are enriched

• Promotes positives attitudes

(ii) General Teacher

• Professional Skill are developed

• Change agent and establish report with all children

• Peer sanitization

• Views each child as an opportunity to grow

(iii) Parents

• Aware of the rights

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• Become aware of the service available

• Become better equipped to deal with their children

(iv) Children with Disability

• Prepares them for independent living Increases self –confidence/Esteem

8. SSA Policy on Inclusion. SSA is a response to the demand for quality basic education all

over the country to all Children With Special Needs (CWSN) in the age group of 6-14 years

irrespective of any diversity i.e kind, category and degree of disability. The ‘Zero Rejection

Policy’ which means that no child having special needs should be deprived of the Right to

Education is the basis of Inclusion. The following provisions and interventions have been

suggested under SSA:-

• Community Awareness

• Necessary infrastructure for Planning & management

• Early detection and identification

• Functional and formal assessment

• Educational placement

• Preparation of individualized education plan

• Provision of aids & appliances

• Teacher training

• Resource support

• Strengthening of special schools

• Removal of architectural barriers

• Monitoring and evaluation

• Special focus on girls with special needs

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9. CONSITUTINAL AND LEGAL OBLIGATION

Free and

compulsory

education to

children from 6-14

years

RTE 2009

CWSN to be taught by a

trained teacher Education

Rehabilitation Council

of India Act, 1992

CWSN in an

appropriate

environment till

18 years

Persons with

Disabilities Act,

1995

Support

services to

severely

disabled

National

Trust Act,

1999

10. RTE VISION ON CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

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Zero rejection policy

Education to CWSN in regular schools

Flexibility for planning

Three

aspects

of this

vision

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11. Progress made during the year 2014-15

One of the most plans of SSA is to provide Education with Equity and Quality to Children

With Special Need (CWSN). Like previous years this year too commendable work has been

done by SSA. In the year 2014-15, the State had identified 18093 CWSN and the total

budget of Rs.266.305 lakhs was provided.

(i) Survey of Out of school CWSN: The first attempt in this direction was to bring more

and more out of school CWSN to the mainstream. For this, a vigorous survey was

conducted during summer vacation by engaging all the RPs, BURCCs and CRCCs.

The district-wise detail is as given below- ,

Sl. No District

(0-5) Yr. (6-14 ) Yr. (15-18) Yr. (0-18) Yr.

B G T B G T B G T B G T

1 East 75 54 129 133 101 234 76 49 125 284 204 488

2 North East 44 29 73 95 55 150 62 32 94 201 116 317

3 North 31 18 49 52 34 86 27 17 44 110 69 179

4 North West 111 56 167 153 79 232 77 68 145 341 203 544

5 West 58 51 109 168 97 265 82 54 136 308 202 510

6 South West 84 47 131 103 45 148 47 20 67 234 112 346

7 South 59 36 95 102 68 170 50 32 82 211 136 347

8 New Delhi 11 4 15 21 13 34 3 4 7 35 21 56

9 Central 2 2 4 14 8 22 13 7 20 29 17 46

Total 475 297 772 841 500 1341 423 277 720 1753 1080 2833

In this manner 2833 number of CWSN (0-18yrs.) were identified out of which 1341

CWSN were in the age group of 6-14 yrs. In spite of many persuasive efforts by BURCCs

and CRCCs only 689 CWSN could be enrolled in the schools. The reason being that-

• 452 CWSN had severe impairment and need Home Based Education.

In addition to the above approved activities, the following were also under taken by

the Department:

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(ii) Constitution of SRG

SSA has constituted a State Resource Group (SRG) for CWSN. Its meeting was held on

8-12-2014

. Some of the valuable suggestions made were –

1. Pre-integrated camps to be organized so that hearing impaired and Blind children

may be prepared according to their classes and then mainstream in formal school.

2. Language development of hearing impaired children.

3. Sensitizing normal children towards CWSN as well as early identification of CWSN

children.

(iii) Drive to include Special Schools run by Social Welfare Department-

During previous years an assessment of the number of CWSN was made on the basis

of U-DISE data available in respect of Govt./Local body/Private (Aided+Unaided)

schools functioning in Delhi. Somehow it was felt that this number was not reflecting

the correct estimate. So this year State included Special schools run by Social Welfare

Department by providing them UDISE code.

This matter was discussed in PAB 14-15 and it was suggested that these schools too

should be included in U-DISE data.

These Special schools are –

1. Nursery and Primary School for Deaf, Mayur Vihar, Phase I Near Police Apartment,

Delhi.

2. Govt. Sr. Sec. School for Blind Boys, Sewa Kutir, Kingsway Camp, Delhi.

3. Nursery and Primary School for Deaf , Sec. 4,Rohini,(Near Vishram Chowk), Delhi.

4. Govt. Sec. School for Deaf , PWD Barracks, B Block, Kalkaji, New Delhi.

5. Govt. Lady Noyce Sr. Sec. School for the Deaf, Behind Ferozshah Kotla Ground,

Delhi Gate, Delhi.

With persistent efforts these Special Schools have now been included in U-

DISE data. It is pertinent to mention here that many individuals or NGOs too are

running special schools for CWSN at their own level and these figures are not

available in DISE data

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Table-1 District wise Progress in IE

Source: DISE Data 2013-14

SRPs – School Readiness Programmes; HBE- Home Based Education; DFTs – Disabled Friendly Toilet; RT- Resource Teacher

* Not RTs were recruited in the month of Sept. RTs were recruited in the month of Dec. Due to Winter Break money was not utilized.

** In the year 2014-15 , 61 posts of CWSN Resource Persons are sanctioned but 32 Resource Persons are working. Vacant posts could not be filled up.

No. of CWSN

provided aids and

appliances

through other

sources. like

DDRC, Red

Cross, etc

(Venu Eye

Hospital)

1 East 1699 1360 2 96 58 2 866 50.97 330 279 84.55 252 76.36

2 North East 2518 1666 2 84 43 5 347 13.78 331 293 88.52 286 86.4

3 North 813 553 1 57 8 1 17 2.09 237 200 84.39 124 52.32

4 North West 4012 3128 5 172 377 8 47 1.17 689 611 88.68 550 79.83

5 West 2988 2101 5 135 173 0 25 0.83 384 337 87.76 315 82.03

6 South West 2353 1874 3 95 179 5 164 6.96 346 331 95.66 284 82.08

7 South 2551 1867 4 39 17 7 77 3.01 448 406 90.63 331 73.88

8 New Delhi 392 369 1 6 27 1 26 6.63 76 36 47.37 59 77.63

9 Central 767 668 1 33 77 3 12 1.56 313 97 30.99 177 56.55

18093 13586 24 717 959 32 1581 8.73 3054 2590 84.81 2378 77.87

No. of

schools

with

DFTs

%

schools

with

DFTs

Total

No. of

RPs in

place for

CWSN

through

the BRC

Head

No. of

IEPs

developed

against

identified

CWSN

% of IEPs

developed

Total no.

of

schools

No. of

Schools

made

Barrier

Free

%

schools

made

barrier

free

S. No. District No. of

CWSN

identified

No. of

CWSN

enrolled

in

schools

ONLY AS

PER DISE

No. of

assessm

ent

camps

conduct

ed

No. of

CWSN

provided

aids and

appliances

through

ALIMCO

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Table-2 Category- and gender wise Progress in IE in 2014-15

Category No. of Identified No. of Enrolled in

School No. of out of school CWSN

B G T B G T B G T

B 448 273 721 389 237 626 59 36 95

LV 1735 2339 4074 1615 2229 3844 120 110 230

HI 755 742 1497 502 587 1089 253 155 408

SI 985 572 1557 817 445 1262 168 127 295

OI 2109 1749 3858 1541 1398 2939 568 351 919

MR 1502 979 2481 716 529 1245 786 450 1236

LD 690 759 1449 690 759 1449 0 0 0

CP 369 226 595 124 69 193 245 157 402

ASD 89 40 129 60 21 81 29 19 48

MD 1053 679 1732 478 380 858 575 299 874

Total 9735 8358 18093 6932 6654 13586 2803 1704 4507

Source: DISE DATA 2013-14

LV – Low Vision, B – Blind, HI- Hearing Impaired, SI – Speech Impaired, OI – Orthopedic

Impairment, CP – Cerebral Palsy, MR – Mentally Retarded, LD – Learning Disabilities, MD –

Multiple Disabilities and ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder. B- Boys; G- Girls; T- Total

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Table-3 Detail on Teachers Training in 2014-15

S. No

Total number of

teachers

No. of

teachers trained

through annual IE training

% of teachers

trained

through

annual IE traini

ng

Duration of the IE part in the

in- service teacher training

Contents of the IE part in the in- service teacher training

Trainers for IE in

the in- servic

e teache

r traini

ng

No. of

teachers trained

through 3-6 day

training

% of teachers trained through 3-6 day training

Type of the 3 -6 day teacher training (Braille, signing,

Autism, MD, etc)

1. 825 626 75.8 5 days Training of General teachers on Autism and Multiple Disabilities

SCERT 626 75.8 Training of General teachers on Autism and Multiple Disabilities

2. 2087 1057 50.6 5 days Training of General teachers on Curriculum Adaptation

SCERT 1057 50.6 Training of General teachers on Curriculum Adaptation

3. 61 31 50.8 5 days Training of Resource Person-CWSN on Curriculum Adaptation

SCERT 31 50.8 Training of Resource Person-CWSN on Curriculum Adaptation

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Table-4: Category-Wise and Gender-Wise CWSN Given Transport

in 2014-15

District Name

All the Department (DoE+MCD+NDMC+DCB) 2014-15

ASD MR CP OI MD Total

Central 21 41 0 17 2 81

East 10 28 0 5 1 44

New Delhi 8 6 16 1 1 32

North 35 39 2 8 9 93

North East

130 267 5 85 10 497

North West A

55 93 0 16 10 174

North West B

71 53 1 22 5 152

South 36 31 3 5 10 85

South East

21 28 0 6 7 62

West A 32 67 2 45 8 154

West B 68 166 5 27 13 279

Total 487 819 34 237 76 1653

ASD – Autism Spectrum, MR – Mentally Retarded, CP – Cerebral Palsy, OI –

Orthopedic Impairment, MD – Multiple Disability

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SSA also conducted activities as approved by PAB 2014-15

Parental counseling camp for the parents of CWSN

All the nine districts conducted Zonal level Parental counseling camp for the

parents of CWSN. These camps had the main purpose of sensitizing the Parents as

well as making the parents aware of the various schemes and incentives given by

the Government.

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V. Sector-7 R.K.Puram SKV Dayanand Road Darya Ganj

Assessment Camp

Assessment is undertaken to determine the nature, type and extent of

disability. Functional assessment means to get an idea of the child’s current level of

functioning. Assessment is done by a competent team comprising doctors, eye

specialist, ENT specialist, resource teachers and general teachers. Appropriate

referrals are also provided through this assessment. This is an annual activity

organized in all the Education Districts. Out of 24 assessment Camps approved by

PAB 24 Camps were organized in all the Districts w.e.f. 10.12.2014 to 24.12.2014

wherein 5027 children from schools of DOE, MCD, NDMC & DCB as well as Aided

and out of school were assessed, 2559 children were recommended for aids &

appliances.

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S. V. Sector-7 R.K. Puram

Provision of Aids and Appliances

For successful integration of children with special needs, provision of

aids/appliances is essential. For e.g a hearing impaired child would need a hearing

aid, whereas a child with orthopedic impairment would require braces, calipers or

crutches, wheel chairs, tricycles etc. The Govt of India, has a large public

undertaking, ALIMCO, Kanpur which manufactures aids for the locomotors

impaired. The Distribution Camps are organized in Education District to provide

aids/appliances to CWSN recommended by the specialists / experts during the

assessment camps. The Orthopedic and Hearing aids are procured from ALIMCO

and the spectacles are supplied by Vision By Venu (Venu Eye Hospital and

Research Centre, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi). Out of 5027 children assessed, a total

of 2559 have been recommended for various kinds of aids/appliances which will be

distributed in the Distribution Camps shortly. 1676 Children recommended for

aids/appliances in the year 2013-14 and 1676 have been provided the same

in year 2014-15.

SBV Rouse Avenue G.Co-ed SSS Sector-6 Ssite 1 Dwarka

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Braille books

In the year 2014-15 a total of 688 Blind children were provided free text books in

Braille at the initiative of SSA.

Category of

children

No of children to be covered

Braille Books (P) 404

Braille Books (U) 284

Total 688

Workshops/ meetings at the State level & District level

Two workshops on overall importance of Inclusive Education in our schools

with respect to RTE was conducted at State Level as well as District Level.

Workshops were attended by Staff of UEE Mission, DDE (IEDSS) and District and

Zonal Coordinators (IEDSS), BURCC, CRCC and Resource Persons (CWSN).

The State level & District level meetings are as follows:

Meetings Physical Target Achievement

State Level 2 2

District Level 18 18

SKV Prasad Nagar N.P. Co-ed Primary School Netaji Nagar

Ramps/ handrails

Out of the 3054 schools, 2590

Ramps/handrails. Out of these 2378

toilets.

Resource Person (CWSN)

Out of the sanctioned 56 posts, 32 Resource

this year and they are posted in DoE , MCD, NDMC & DCB School. Due to non

availability of CTET qualified teachers th

Observance of International Day of Persons with Disability (3

State level:

To create awareness among the general public and the stakeholders about

the needs and problems of children with

capabilities and strengths. International Day of Persons with Disability was

observed on 03/12/2014 at the State level.

GBSSS No-3 Najafgarh

Out of the 3054 schools, 2590 ( 84.81%) have already been provided with

Ramps/handrails. Out of these 2378 ( 77.87%) schools have disabled friendly

Resource Person (CWSN)

Out of the sanctioned 56 posts, 32 Resource Person are working during

this year and they are posted in DoE , MCD, NDMC & DCB School. Due to non

availability of CTET qualified teachers the remaining posts could not be filled up.

Observance of International Day of Persons with Disability (3

To create awareness among the general public and the stakeholders about

the needs and problems of children with disabilities and to show case their

capabilities and strengths. International Day of Persons with Disability was

observed on 03/12/2014 at the State level.

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have already been provided with

schools have disabled friendly

Person are working during

this year and they are posted in DoE , MCD, NDMC & DCB School. Due to non-

e remaining posts could not be filled up.

Observance of International Day of Persons with Disability (3rd December)

To create awareness among the general public and the stakeholders about

disabilities and to show case their

capabilities and strengths. International Day of Persons with Disability was

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Special admission drive for identifying OoSC CWSN: The drive was held w.e.f.

to 19-8-2014 to 19-9-2014 in all the Education District of DoE, Zones of MCD,

NDMC & DCB through CRCCs & BURCCs. “No Denial of Admission to Children

with Disabilities” were also reiterated to this effect. A total of 698 OoSC CWSN

were admitted in various Govt./Govt. Aided schools through the drive, details are

given below:

Sl. No.

District Enrollment of CWSN

1 East 62

2 North East 81

3 North 16

4 North West 118

5 West 45

6 South West 58

7 South 314

8 New Delhi 1

9 Central 3

Total 698