Inclusive Education

The birth of a child is always time for great happiness and jubilation for the parents, immediate family and friends. The child becomes the central attraction. But if the child is born with a disability the condition get changed. The child is greeted with disappointment, frustration and anger. The child is provided for but not encouraged to grow by doing little things around the house. Even the normal milestones of growing up often get delayed or missed out. After being excluded from mainstream opportunities of a normal childhood, normal schooling, and other growth opportunities, it is rather unfair to expect the disabled person to suddenly find a firm footing in the normal world. It is this exclusion, which begins almost from birth, that transforms the disability into a handicap, a social burden. The family, immediate relatives and the community force this exclusion upon the disabled person right from birth.