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The Sustainable Development of Persons With Disabilities in Developing Countries Through Open and Distance Education

The Sustainable Development of Persons With Disabilities in Developing Countries Through Open and Distance Education
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Author(s): Sanjay Kant Prasad (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 34
Source title: Optimizing Open and Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Umesh Chandra Pandey (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India)and Verlaxmi Indrakanti (Anand Vihar College for Women, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2624-7.ch006

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Abstract

The United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities has provided a strong impetus to the full and effective involvement of persons with disabilities in society and development with equal access to opportunities to contribute to an equal footing with others in social and economic progress. . However, developing nations are yet to achieve the goal of full participation and equalization of opportunities for sustainable development of persons with disabilities. The special education system or inclusive education being a part of education system, needs to examine the feasibility of open and distance learning to provide opportunity to maximum number of persons with disabilities irrespective of their physical, sensory and psychological diversity, to make them a part of mainstream society. The Guidelines on Open and Distance developed for Persons with Disabilities, published by UNESCO will also be very effective in general and developing countries in particular.

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