Higher Education for Persons with Disabilities in India: Challenges and Concerns
Journal Title: Journal of Disability Management and Rehabilitation - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Education for students with disabilities has long been an issue of concern in India, as well as in abroad. An individual with a disability studying in mainstream educational institutions experiences many difficulties in navigating through the critical course of the Indian educational system. Higher education has seen a paradigm shift in India since the mid-1980s. There has been a massive expansion in student numbers with reduced funding over a decade. ...
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Wasim Ahmad
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