INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR THE DISABLED AT SECONDARY STAGE

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

1. INCLUSIVE EDUCATION OF THE DISABLED AT
SECONDARY STAGE
•beenlaunchedfromtheyear2009-10.
•ThisSchemereplacestheearlierschemeofIntegrated
EducationforDisabledChildren(IEDC)andprovides
assistancefortheinclusiveeducationofthedisabledchildren
inclassesIX-XII.
•ThisschemenowsubsumedunderRashtriyaMadhyamik
ShikshaAbhiyan(RMSA)from2013.
•TheStates/UTsarealsointheprocessofsubsumingunder
RMSAasRMSAsubsumedScheme.
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2. Aims
Toenabledallstudentswithdisabilities,
topursuefurtherfouryearsof
secondaryschoolingaftercompleting
eightyearsofelementaryschoolingin
aninclusiveandenablingenvironment
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3. The Centrally Sponsored IEDSS Scheme aims to:
•Enableallstudentswithdisabilitiescompletingeightyearsof
elementaryschoolinganopportunitytocompletefouryearsof
secondaryschooling(classesIXtoXII)inaninclusiveand
enablingenvironment
•Provideeducationalopportunitiesandfacilitiestostudentswith
disabilitiesinthegeneraleducationsystematthesecondarylevel
(classesIXtoXII).
•Supportthetrainingofgeneralschoolteacherstomeettheneedsof
childrenwithdisabilitiesatthesecondarylevel
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4. Objectives
•Theschemecoversallchildrenstudyingatthesecondarystagein
Government,localbodyandGovernment-aidedschools,withone
ormoredisabilitiesasdefinedunderthePersonswithDisabilities
Act(1995)andtheNationalTrustAct(1999)intheclassIXto
XII,namelyblindness,lowvision,leprosycured,hearingimpairment,locomotorsdisabilities,
mentalretardation,mentalillness,autism,andcerebralpalsyandmayeventuallycoverspeech
impairment,learningdisabilities,etc.
•Girlswiththedisabilitiesreceivespecialfocustohelpthemgain
accesstosecondaryschools,asalsotoinformationandguidance
fordevelopingtheirpotential.
•SettingupofModelinclusiveschoolsineveryStateisenvisaged
underthescheme
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5. The objectives of the scheme will be to ensure
that
•Everychildwithdisabilitywillbeidentifiedatthesecondaryleveland
hiseducationalneedassessed.
•Everystudentinneedofaidsandappliances,assistivedevices,willbe
providedthesame
•Allarchitecturalbarriersinschoolsareremovedsothatstudentswith
disabilityhaveaccesstoclassrooms,laboratories,librariesandtoiletsin
theschool.
•Eachstudentwithdisabilitywillbesuppliedlearningmaterialasper
his/herrequirement
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6. •Allgeneralschoolteachersatthesecondarylevelwillbe
providedbasictrainingtoteachstudentswithdisabilities
withinaperiodofthreetofiveyears.
•Studentswithdisabilitieswillhaveaccesstosupport
servicesliketheappointmentofspecialeducators,
establishmentofresourceroomsineveryblock.
•Modelschoolsaresetupineverystatetodevelopgood
replicablepracticesininclusiveeducation.
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7. Components
•Student-orientedcomponents,suchasmedicalandeducational
assessment,booksandstationery,uniforms,transportallowance,
readerallowance,stipendforgirls,supportservices,assistive
devices,boardingthelodgingfacility,therapeuticservices,
teachinglearningmaterials,etc.
•Othercomponentsincludeappointmentofspecialeducation
teachers,allowancesforgeneralteachersforteachingsuch
children,teachertraining,orientationofschooladministrators,
establishmentofresourceroom,providingbarrierfree
environment,etc.
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8. Implementing Agency
The School Education Department of the State
Governments/Union Territory (UT)
Administrations are the implementing
agencies. They may involve NGOs having
experience in the field of education of the
disabled in the implementation of the scheme
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9. Financial Assistance
•Central assistance for all items covered in the
scheme is on 100 percent basis.
•The State governments are only required to
make provisions for scholarship of Rs. 600/-
per disabled child per annum.
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