It is the fact that the EDUCATION is the most powerful tool in empowering the people to get their entitlements as a RIGHT. This helps the people to know their needs in the given environment and thus to be in the mainstream with better awareness & productivity.
Due to several factors, majority of the children are not getting the access for the basic education inspite of the slogan of "EDUCATION FOR ALL". The institutional based education has become so costly with poor match with the local environment. Under these circumstances, the option left out is the process of taking the educaiton to the door steps of the needy indviduals which is known as DISTANCE EDCUATION. Government & private sectors are doing their best to popularise this mode of education as the resources for institutional based model are not sufficient to reach the targetted people.
In the case of Special Educaiton to work for the empowerment of the People with Disabilities (PWDs), the problem is more serious and that is one of the strong reason for not getting the professionals in general and particualy in the rural villages where around 70% of the PWDs live. In this direction, RCI is doing its best to popularise the mode of distance education throguh various universities, institutes and selected NGOs. To bridge the GAP existing between the avaialbiltiy and demand for the professionals, more and more NGOs should be given permision to run the study centres. In this direction, self is doing his bit to popularise this process by motivating all the stakeholders.
We all need to work in this direction to enhance the strength of the professionals so that the PWDs can get training and rehabialtion services matching to their challenges, skills and needs and to empower them for leading an independent living with better sustainability and quality of life as the productive memebr of the community.
Looking forward for better networking in enhancing the needy capacities....
