Author:  Anusha Doshi | February 23rd, 2022 ‘S’ is a 7-year-old boy with Autism, who recently visited our IE department in December. He came in for an academic assessment. His mother informed us that it is very challenging to get him to sit down and cooperate when she wants to …

Author:  Anusha Doshi | February 19th, 2022 Are you a teacher who is stuck trying to figure out how to make your classroom interesting? Are you a special educator trying to understand how to keep your student engaged in a skill they need to learn? Or are you a parent …

Author:  Bharati D’souza | February 15th, 2022 ‘Diversity is the mix. Inclusion is making the mix work’. – Andrés Tapia, The Inclusion Paradox Inclusion is a concept that can present challenges in its acceptance and implementation, there is a need for a proper understanding of what changes are required at …

Author:  Rebecca Manari | February 8th, 2022 Our second feature in this series is the ‘Disability Certificate’ What is it? A certificate issued to a person with a disability after being assessed by a specialist dealing with the area of disability, at the nearest government hospital, or at the District …

Author:  Rebecca Manari | January 31st, 2022 You may have heard of the UDID card, Disability Certificate and the Niramaya Health card. These are all documents that help a person with disability to get certain benefits and concessions from educational institutions, public transportation, hospitals and from the government. Heard of …