EMPOWERING EVERY LEARNER: ROLE OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Abstract

Worldwide there are an estimated 240 million children with disabilities. Like others this children also have ambitions and dreams for their future. So to faster their skills development and to realize their full potential, like all, children with disabilities or children with special needs need quality education. Therefore they are required to include in the mainstream education so that they can make significant contributions in the society. Inclusive education therefore has always been one of the major interventions of the ‘Samagra Shiksha Program'. Inclusive education is considered to be the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities. This paper examines the concept of inclusive education, needs of inclusion, and challenges to successful inclusion and highlights some of the benefits of an inclusive model towards successful achievement of educating special needs children. This article aims to analyze the impact that the inclusion of students with disabilities has on the achievement of their schoolmates and to analyze the impact that this inclusion has on the achievement of the students with disabilities themselves.