In India, the field of Learning Disabilities faces some familiar problems. There, as in the US and elsewhere, people debate the value of testing. In the Mumbai Rustomjee educators and legislators are discussing a court decision staying the testing of students.
Professor in management studies Dr Gulab Mohite said, “The government needs to improve infrastructure in education sector and take into account that there are students who have learning disorders.”
Counsellor Dr Rajan Bhonsle said, “There is little awareness among people and lawmakers about learning disorders.
“There are hardly any trained special teachers available. There are many variants of learning disorders like Dyslexia, which even ordinary medical practitioners are not aware of.”
Link to the story.
Important reminder
Sixteen years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed the US Congress, in Iowa City (IA, US) a group of people celebrated the law’s enactment, according to Rob Daniel of the Iowa City Press-Citizen. They explained how the ADA helped them gain access to services and education, and it’s a message that deserves recounting. In these times when there is seemingly ceaseless pressure to reduce the number of children receiving special education, there was one especially well-taken comment by Chris O’Hanlon.
Link to Mr. Daniel’s coverage of the event.