This document discusses the challenges of inclusive education for children with visual impairments in India. It notes that over 10 million people in India have visual disabilities, most of whom live in rural areas where educational services and opportunities are lacking. Some key challenges to inclusive education identified are societal attitudes, lack of awareness, insufficient government leadership, inadequate curriculum and resources, poverty, and lack of inclusion in mainstream classrooms. The document calls for changes like improving attitudes, awareness programs, government initiatives, additional curriculum, confidence building programs, and involvement of role models to help address these challenges and work towards the goal of inclusive education for all visually impaired children.

1. CHALLENGES TOWARDS
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR
CHILDREN WITH VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT
PRESENTATION BY:
RAJNISH KUMAR ARYA
M. ED. (SPL.) STUDENT
SESSION 2010-2011
FACULTY OF EDUCATION, BHU

2. Means Of Children With
Visual Impairment
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The term “Children with
Visual Impairment” includes
totally blind and low vision
children.

3. Current Situation Of CWVI In The
World

4. Disabilities In Indian Scenario

5. Disabled Population of India
All Type of Disabled Population
More than 21 m illion People
(As Per 2001 Cencus)
Visual Disability
About 10.6 m illion People
Speech Disability
H earing Disability
Locom otor Disability
M ental Disability
About 1.6 million People
About 1.2 million People
About 6.1 million people
About 2.2 million People

6. Understanding of Inclusive
Education
“Inclusive Education implies that children and
youth with special educational needs should be
included in the educational arrangements made
for the majority of children…. Inclusive Schools
must recognize and respond to the diverse
needs of students, accommodation of both
different styles and rates of learning and
ensuring quality education to all through
appropriate
curricula,
organizational
arrangements, teaching strategies, resources
use and partnerships with their communities.”
(UNESCO - Salamanca Statement,1994)

7. Educational Status Of Persons With
Visual Impairment
Not Literate
In No.
%
Primary
In No.
Middle
%
Sec & Above
In No.
%
In No.
%
RURAL
Blind
13,81,786
86.2
1,81,139
11.3
59,311
3.7
36,869
2.3
Low
Vision
5,06,583
77.4
1,02,756
15.7
25,525
3.9
17,671
2.7
Total
18,88,369
2,83,895
84,836
54,540
URBAN
Blind
2,24,078
54.6
1,05,472
25.7
31,190
Low
Vision
91,468
57.6
37,318
23.5
11,592
Total
3,15,546
1,42,790
42,782
7.6
SOURCE: NSSO REPORT NO 485-DISABLE PERSONS IN INDIA, 2002 (JULY- DEC)
11.9
18,103
7.3
48,837
11.4
66,940

8. Rational for Inclusive
Education
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Education of CWVI is more than 100 years old
but the present service delivery system have
not even covered 5% of the total population of
CWVI.
When more than 90% of CWVI are found in the
rural areas, majority of the Special School as
well as Integrated Education Programmes are
located in the Cities/Urban areas.
Due to lack of sensitivity of the general
education to the needs of CWVI, even the mild
and moderate cases are not attending
schools.

9. Challenges
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Societal Attitudes
Lack of Awareness
Insufficient Government Leadership
Lack of proper understanding of the
concept of Inclusion
Provision
of
an
Inadequate
Additional Curriculum
Poverty

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Lack of Inclusion in the Main
Teaching and Learning processes
taking place in the mainstream
classroom
Lack
of
communication
and
adequate planning by the class
teacher and teaching assistance
Non-availability
and
Quality
of
human and material resources
Lack
of
adequate
confidence
building programmes for the CWVI
Lack of appropriate Role models
involved in the process

11. Solution of Challenges
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Change in Societal Attitudes
Organisation of Awareness Programmes
Government Initiative
Need of Additional Curriculum
Process of Inclusive Education should be
build-up
Need of Developing Confidence Building
programmes for CWVI
Popular personalities required in this
field

12. MESSAGE
BE A PART OF THE
MOVEMENT AND MAKE
A DIFFERENCE IN
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
FOR THE CHILDREN
WITH VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT

13. Thank You