Inclusive Education Through Open & Distance Learning

Dr. Neha Mishra

Abstract: Children with disabilities are presented as a priority target group, one that is subject to severe discrimination, segregation and exclusion from all social aspects of life. Most of the initial action and advocacy for the right to education of these groups of children has traditionally been taken by government & no government agencies. Lack of information, resources, and combine with discriminatory attitudes towards persons with disability at all levels of society, contributes to the continued neglect or ignored of their right to education. Irrespective of the barrier faced, and the slow progress made in achieving access education, it is important that it is increasingly clear understood by governments, schools, and the wide community, those children with disabilities, together with children, have a basic right to education. It is the responsibility of the government of the respective country to fulfill this right for all children, including children with disabilities. Adequate accessible and appropriate support services should be provided to meet the needs of persons with different disabilities in mainstream schools. Today, educators around the globe are coming up with new ways of thinking about disability an educational research, policy, and practice. The advancement in ICT with Open and Distance education could go a long way in widening accessibility to education for the majority of children and/or people with disabilities, flexibly so that the learning process can go on. These groups may be able to access study materials at home, which are seen as the safest, least expensive as well as least restrictive environment. In line with these and other considerations, the present paper tries to discuss issues and strategies needed with regard to education of children and/or people with disabilities through ODL systems. The purpose of this paper is to provide clear strategy options for programming in the area of inclusive education, while keeping in mind the need for system-wide approaches designed to address the needs of ALL children. Once the support infrastructure is in place, distance learning offers a viable flexible alternative for educating students with disability. It is recommended that the open and distance universities pay attention to the admission policy, infrastructure, and training of lecturers from the different departments so as to be responsive to the needs of students with disabilities.

Keywords: Inclusive Education, Open & Distance Learning, ICT, Children with Disability, NEP 2020

How to Cite?: Dr. Neha Mishra, "Inclusive Education Through Open & Distance Learning", Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 645-648, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251215143255, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251215143255

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