great initiative even in my show I spoke to Mr Mukesh Jain to think of our writer problems he assured me that he would think of it but unfortunately he is no more with MSJE.
On 1/12/17, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > The resolution is silent on remuneration? > http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/maharashtra-to-form-a-writers-pool-for-disabled-students/story-xv5lNH31PrdgxPeWbLiaeL.html > The Maharashtra state school education department is setting up an > online repository of writers to aid differently abled students in > appearing for Class 1 to 12 exams, said a government resolution issued > on Wednesday. > > The online platform: http://www.research.net/r/readerwriterbank will > be active from January 16 and will put schools in touch with people > interested in acting as an amanuensis for disabled students. > > Each school will furnish the details of writers’ available with them > and this will be added to the pool. Similarly, candidates interested > in helping students can register themselves on the link. These writers > can be used to help students anywhere in the state, said Suvarna > Kharat, deputy secretary of the department, who issued the GR. “The > writers bank is a permanent solution for students, it will take care > of demand and supply,” said Kharat. > > School principals will have the power to assign writers to the > students, states the GR, laying down guidelines to be followed. But > the students will have to right to choose from the available list. > > Writers must be a year younger to the students but adult writers can > be assigned to students as a last resort. They must not be teachers > from their own school or other schools, relatives, private tutors or > coaching class teachers. But in special cases, principals can assign > close relatives if the situation demands it. > > Experts welcomed the initiative saying that it will lighten the stress > on students and schools to find writers. “Schools usually have a hard > time finding students who are sensitive and willing to act as writers > for students with special needs,” said Harish Shetty, senior > psychiatrist, Dr LH Hiranandani Foundation Hospital, Powai. > > How did the idea of writers’ bank come up > > On January 21, 2016, a group of doctors from Mumbai met with education > officials and they agreed to set up writers’ banks in schools > > On January 11, 2017, the education department issued a GR to lay down > the guidelines on how to build this bank of writers and readers to aid > disabled students. It will be made available online. > > Objectives of setting up the bank > > - Make writers and interpreters available to needy students > > - Boost students’ self-confidence > > - Remove obstacles faced by students > > How it will be done > > - Teachers must encourage students to act as writers > > - Schools that have writers and interested adults must register online > from January 16 > > - Information and the link will be displayed on the education > department’s website > > - Those signing up as writers, will be able to find needy students > from the selected areas > > - Schools in search of writers will be able to do the same and contact > the writer > > - Principals will have the right to assign writers > > - Writers should be a year younger to the student. Adult writers can > be assigned as a last resort > > - Adult writers must not be teachers from their own school or other > schools, relatives, private tutors or coaching class teachers > > - Principals will have the right to assign close relatives as writers > in special cases > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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