INCLUSIVE PLAY
INCLUSIVE PLAY I am attached to MANAV KALYAN TRUST, NAVSARI. Here we take care of 700 special need children, amongst them 200 children are mentally challenged and we have Balaji school for them. Truly speaking children and adults with special needs are normal, usual and unsaid part of our society. In a healthy society we need not talk about inclusion, they are included without a say. " Individuals with special needs are people first, with the same rights and needs as everyone else. Their development is influenced by the quality of care, education and social experiences offered to them, just like all other people.” ( Professor Sue Buckley said this for Down's syndrome individuals but it applies to all with special needs) But here comes the irony, we need to fight for their inclusion in the society. Our mentally challenged children of Balaji School can grow best if inclusive education is offered to them. But because of some reasons they are not getting inclusi