Providing admissions to Children with Special Needs in the schools without any discrimination as per RPD Act, 2016

Sub: WDA, TG & SC - Providing admissions to Children with Special Needs

in the schools without any discrimination as per RPD Act, 2016-

Ref: Representation of CWSN parents Association, Yanamalakuduru Road,

Vijayawada, Dt. 19/08/2019.

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I am to inform that in the reference cited, the Children with Special Needs

Parents Association, Yanamalakuduru Road, Vijayawada represented that some

of the Head Masters are not admitting the children .with Special Needs due to

their disability. The above Association has also stated that CWSN have rights to

get admissions and pursue their studies under Right to Education Act, 2009.

Hence, the parents and CWSN are suffering due to rejection of admissions by

the Head Masters.

In this connection, I am to inform that section 16 of the Rights of Persons

with Disabilities Act, 2016 says that all education institutions funded or

recognised by Govt., shall provide inclusive education to the children with

disabilities and towards that end shall -

(i) admit them without discrimination and provide education and

opportunities for sports and recreation activities equally with

others;

(ii) make building campus and various facilities accessible;

(iii) provide reasonable accommodation according to the individual's

requirements;

(iv) provide necessary support individualised or otherwise in

environments that maximise academic and social development

consistent with the goal of full inclusion;

(v) ensure that the education to persons who are blind or deaf or both

is imparted in the most appropriate languages and modes and

means of communications;

(vi) detect specific learning disabilities in children at the earliest and

take suitable pedagogical and other measures to overcome them;