Universal learning is to provide Education for all and to remove any barriers to learning and give all students equal opportunities to succeed. The writers of India’s constitution envisioned education as a fundamental right. In 2002, India included Article 21A in the constitution making education a fundamental right. In 2001, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Education for … Continue reading Issues in Universal Learning/ Challenges in Education from Preschool to Secondary school. →

The physical and motor developments of visually impaired children may be affected by their difficulties in spatial orientation. They may have poor postures and poor hand control. They may easily bump into furniture, equipment and people. They may be unable to read the blackboard, projected materials, print and diagrams of small sizes. As each child's … Continue reading Challenges in Educating Visual Impairment in Inclusive Setup →

The learning difficulties of hearing-impaired children lie primarily in their difficulties in speech and language, which may in turn vary according to their degrees of hearing loss. Some of these children may have poor articulation of speech, for example, the omission of high frequency sounds. They may be weak in breath and pitch control and … Continue reading Challenges in educating Hearing Impairment in Inclusive Setup →

Locomotor disability is defined as a person’s inability to execute distinctive activities associated with moving both himself and objects, from place to place, and such inability resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal and, or nervous system. Causes of Locomotor disabilities can be classified as: Congenital causes Acquired causes Infective and Traumatic Congenital-  Cerebral palsy CTEV (Congenital … Continue reading Causes of Locomotor Disabilities →