History of education for children with disability in Nepal
Nepal's first attempt towards inclusion dates back to the early 1960s, with the inclusion of some students with visual impairment in the regular classroom at a school in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur District. An integrated education programs for blind students was initiated in 1964 at the Laboratory school in Kirtipur, Lalitpur District. In 1967, schooling for the deaf was initiated at Balmandir, Naxal, Kathmandu. The establishment of several segregated schools for hearing and speech impaired & mentally retarded children followed this. The Special Education Council (SEC), established in 1973, dealt with policy issues on special education, & coordinated special education programmes in the country. It also provided funds & materials for people with disabilities. It supported educational programs for children with disabilities by providing annual grants on an ad hoc basis to NGOs for running special schools. The SEC provided the salaries of teacher & staff, & scholarships for students at special schools run by NGOs. Various school under the jurisdiction of the SEC were established in various parts of the country for children who were deaf, blind, & mentally retarded. The SEC also conducted awareness activities & campaigns related to disability. The Social Services National Coordination Committee( now the Social Welfare Council ) was established in 1977 under which a Disabled Coordinating Committee looked after special education programmes. The National Federation of the Disabled was formed to voice the rights of all disabled people in national plans for the first time.
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