News items on Inclusive Education

Without Clear Regulations, Disabled Children Regularly Restrained and Isolated in School, Truthout 31.7.2014.
1, 000 visually-impaired students to get free laptops (with proprietary screen reader JAWS). Hindu, June 1, 2014.
A walkathon to garner support for education of the disabled and underserved. For the ninth consecutive year, Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is all set to organise a walkathon on December 7th 2013 at Kittur Rani Chenamma Stadium, Jayanagar 3rd block from 3 pm onwards to garner education support for children and young adults with disabilities and those from the underserved communities.

News items on Inclusion

The Hindu, January 5, 2015. Disabilities Commissioner takes government authorities to task. Whether it is the Vidhana Soudha or the local gram panchayat office, the State disabilities commission has taken government authorities to task for failing to create a differently abled-friendly environment. Having taken up a suo moto case in November-end, the State Disabilities Commissioner directed more than 200 government departments, city corporations, district commissioners, State-run universities, and heads of government corporations among others to furnish information on the steps taken to ensure their offices were “disabled-friendly”.