Handbook of Inclusive Education for Educators, Administrators and Planners: Within Walls, Without BoundariesMadhumita Puri, George Abraham The Handbook of Inclusive Education advocates the importance of inclusive education. It presents a collection of various models, practices, experiences, first-hand accounts and success stories from India, where inclusive education has been implemented. It also identifies and analyzes challenges to the Indian education system, while offering possible strategies and solutions for all education systems implementing inclusion policies. The book is divided into three parts. Part one gives an overview of the concept and practice of inclusive education and also discusses legal and policy aspects. Part two describes innovative practices in the implementation of inclusive education for children with a wide range of disabilities, such as: - Hearing Impairment - Visual Impairment - Orthopedic Impairment - Learning Disability - Cerebral Palsy - Intellectual Impairment - Autism Spectrum Disorders. Part three discusses current developments in the fields of inclusive education and describes what a `real' inclusive school should be like. |
Contents
List of Abbreviations | 9 |
Historical Perspectives | 17 |
Current Provisions of Law and Policy | 28 |
Special and Inclusive Educational | 35 |
Hearing Impairment Sandhya Limaye | 47 |
Vision Impairment George Abraham | 85 |
Orthopedic Impairment Anjlee Agarwal | 99 |
Learning Disability Mallika Ganapathy and Lakshmi Krishnakumar | 114 |
Schools in Rural Areas Indumathi Rao | 226 |
Madhumita Puri and George Abraham | 245 |
The Real School Madhumita Puri and George Abraham | 252 |
B Statelevel Directives towards Inclusion | 262 |
List of State Disability Commissioners | 268 |
The Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities | 274 |
Glossary | 283 |
About the Editors and Contributors | 301 |
Cerebral Palsy Reena Sen | 149 |
Intellectual Impairment Madhumita Puri | 171 |
Autism Spectrum Disorder Mythily Chari | 196 |
Shruti Pandey | 304 |
Copyright | |