Indian Institute of Education & Care

Source of funding : Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

 

Collaboration :  Department of School & Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha

 

Area of Operation : Block - Daspalla, Gania & Nuagaon

District - Nayagarh

State - Odisha

 

Status of Project - Ongoing(since 2009)

 

Aims and Objectives:

•        Enable all students with disabilities completing eight years of elementary schooling an opportunity to complete four years of secondary schooling (classes IX to XII) in an inclusive and enabling environment

•        Provide educational opportunities and facilities to students with disabilities in the general education system at the secondary level (classes IX to XII).

•        Support the training of general school teachers to meet the needs of children with disabilities at the secondary level.

•        Every child with disability will be identified at the secondary level and his educational need assessed.

•        Every student in need of aids and appliances, assistive devices, will be provided the same

•        All architectural barriers in schools are removed so that students with disability have access to classrooms, laboratories, libraries and toilets in the school.

•        Each student with disability will be supplied learning material as per his/ her requirement.

•        All general school teachers at the secondary level will be provided basic training to teach students with disabilities within a period of three to five years.

•        Students with disabilities will have access to support services like the appointment of special educators, establishment of resource rooms in every block.

•        Model schools are set up in every state to develop good replicable practices in inclusive education.

 

IEDSS Project Details of IIEC :

• The project covers students with disabilities in general education system from class IX – XII. Present coverage 235 students with disabilities in 3 blocks under Nayagarh district.

• Every child with disability is identified at the secondary level and his educational need assessed.

• Every student in need of aids and appliances, assistive devices, is provided the same.

• Efforts are on to remove all architectural barriers in concerned schools  so that students with disability have access to classrooms, laboratories, libraries and toilets in the school.

• Each student with disability is supplied learning material as per his/her requirement.

• All general school teachers at the secondary level are provided basic training to teach students with disabilities.

• Students with disabilities have access to support services like the appointment of special educators and establishment of resource rooms.

• Resource Centers are set up with all necessary TLM and technological appliances.