The report, the substance of which was developed by the researchers at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, was launched at the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities in collaboration with CBM India Trust. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/unesco-report-on-children-with-disabilities-released/article29730579.ece Lower literacy rates
Speaking at the event, Eric Falt, Unesco New Delhi director, said for the report, teams went across States to document examples of how public and private institutions provided education to CWDs. “The report looks constructively at gaps between legislation and implementation,” he said, highlighting the fact that among persons with disabilities, the literacy rate was lower than the national rate, and that less than one-third joined the workforce. Director of NIEPMD Himangshu Das said one of the key requirements was the appointment of a special educator at every government school in the State. He requested the government to set up a rehabilitation university and a specialised skilling college for persons with disabilities. P. Jeyachandran of Vijay Human Service, an organisation working with persons with intellectual disabilities, requested better salaries for special educators in the State. Tamil Culture Minister K. Pandiarajan said the government would take cognisance of the requests. He added that work on building a skills college was under way. Amending the Right to Education Act, 2009, to better align with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, by including specific concerns of education of children with disabilities, was one among the 10 recommendations made by the report. -- सादर/ Regards अविनाश शाही/ Avinash Shahi सहायक/ Assistant मानव संसाधन प्रबंध विभाग/ Human Resource Management Department भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक/ Reserve Bank of India लखनऊ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय/Lucknow RO विस्तार/ Extension: 2232 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
