Conference on inclusive options for students with learning dissability

Updated on: Saturday, January 28, 2012

An international conference on inclusive education and vocational options for students with learning dissability began here at Chennai on Jan 27.

Expert, participating in the international conference, Learn 2012 revealed that about, 10% of the children in India have learning disabilities and that one in 200 people in India have autism, while an estimated 30 million children are known to be dyslexic.

They also said that the only way to handle such situation is early detection and intervention by which the symptoms of unacceptable language and behaviour can be minimized.

The two-day international conference begins on Friday, Jan 27th.

Lakshmi Krishnakumar, Director of Sankalp, an institution providing remedial instruction to children with learning disabilities and autism, speaking at a pre-conference press meet said, “We have been successful in mainstreaming children with autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities. Now, we are thinking of vocational options for them to train, so that they will become self-reliant and ultimately independent”.

Experts from UK, with experience in designing and implementing vocational training and inclusive education modules to children in the UK, are participating in the conference.

Special education consultant Christine Morris, who has spent the last 20 years working with teachers in Indian schools, said that he was going to talk about how to engage all the children in the class. Especially, children who are often called naughty, troublesome or lazy.

Conference on inclusive options for students with learning dissability

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