Suggestions

SUGGESTIONS

Ø    The orthopedically handicapped children have specific difficulties of learning.  Therefore some special training materials should be used in a regular classroom situation.

Ø    The physical impairment of the child often creates emotional problems for the orthopaedically handicapped children.  Therefore necessary care should be taken to given individual attention to solve such emotional problems. 

Ø    Modification of furniture to provide comfort to the orthopaedically handicapped is very much essential in a regular classroom.

Ø    It is experienced that the orthopaedically handicapped children are less well accepted than normal children in an integrated class.  Such physical integration does not provide psychological integration.  As a result of which, these handicapped children face many psychological problems.

Ø    In the IED class, the orthopaedically handicapped children should be provided with necessary learning equipments and adjustment equipments.

Ø    The physically therapists should take much care to enable the orthopaedically handicapped child to develop the ability for free movement.

Ø    The occupational therapist on the other hand should prepare these children for future employment and enable them for participation in activities undertaken by the school.  Such participation will help for the development of creativity and self-confidence.

Ø    The orthopaedically handicapped children should be provided with necessary apparatus like wheelchairs, artificial limbs etc., which will help hem for movement and communication with the people in the community.

Ø    Early identification of he orthopaedically handicapped children is another important responsibility of teacher.  Early identification can help these children to learn in the programme of IED.

Ø    The teacher should provide them knowledge in some special skills either in the resource room or in a room specifically meant for these children in the mainstream education.

Ø    The government should provide assistive devices to the eligible children identified in the health camp.  The NGO’s will be utilized for this purpose.  The district authorities will correspond with the agencies and procure the devices as per procedure.

Ø    The training should be provided to teachers who are working in the IED, for handle the children with special needs in regular schools with available infrastructure, curriculum and the existing system.

Ø    The awareness campaign needed to educate the parents for their attitudinal change and to equip them with certain skills in handling their children after school hours. It is also proposed to extend the programme for he parents of severely disabled children who need more training. For awareness programme SSA intends to involve NGO’s to facilitate.