Scheme Of Inclusive Education Of The Disabled At Secondary Stage

IEDSS, launched in the year 2009-10, provides assistance to State /UT Governments for the inclusive education of disabled children in classes IX-XII. One of the components of the scheme is the construction and equipping of resource rooms. It is mentioned in the scheme that, “Screen Reading Software, such as JAWS and SAFA etc. for the visually impaired and speech recognition software for the hearing impaired to develop computer vocabulary and modified hardware like adapted keyboards” would be provided. In Appendix II of the guidelines, there is a list, ‘Disability wise inventory of Equipment and Material required for Resource Room’.