Inclusiveness and Well Being among Children with Disabilities – at Home & School

Abstract :

A child’s well being is determined by the level of parental, familial, communal and social wellness and is
predicated on the satisfaction of material, physical, affective and psychological needs. Mental health problem can affect children of all ages. Ten percent of five to fifteen year olds have a diagnosable mental health disorder. If these conditions prevail among children with disability, they are prone even more to mental health issues. First and foremost is the Inclusive care at home by every member of the family. A complete understanding about the disability would make them more confident and the relationship would be stronger. Identify their interests and working on it continuously, changing their home completely user friendly to them and keeping them active in all their day chore activities, supporting them to move in a very normal and casual way with anyone who comes home would keep them more inclusive. Inclusive education is very essential in all Institutions of learning. It enables the school to be accessible by all learners despite their individual special needs. It will ensure that the learners with special needs benefit maximum from education. Different learners have different abilities and potential in performing tasks. Inclusion will enhance the spirit of accepting learners with special needs and know they are like the other learners in class despite of their disability. Different policies have recommended on the inclusive education but little has been done to fully implement special need learners in class. An effective inclusion is required urgently to allow all learners to learn in one room. This may not be realized unless more research is done on the challenges facing implementation of inclusive education in primary schools. The main objective of the study is to understand the challenges faced to implement the inclusive care and education at home and school.

Author Name : Jayalakshmi.K & A.Sylvia Daisy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.833443

Keywords: Inclusion, Children, Disability, Mental Health, School.