n view
of the time relaxation offered to students suffering from sickle cell
disease by the state board, Thalassemia Society of Central India has
asked the government to extend the sops to children suffering from
thalassemia as well.
This relaxation will amount to students getting an extra 20 minutes for every hour in the board examinations. The time relaxation is among the facilities available for children who come under the handicapped category. This includes blind, deaf, dumb, mentally and physically challenged children.
Kids suffering from SCD have started getting this facility since March-April 2013.
"It is good to see that the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education was prompt in including children with SCD in the list of students who get extra time when told about their problems. Children with thalassemia, which is also a blood-related genetic disorder, also have problems much similar to these kids, sometimes even worse," said paediatrician Dr Vinky Rughwani, founder of the society.
He pointed out that people with the disease have now also been included in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Bill, saying that these kids have a quality of life that is much worse than many others included in the list.
Source : TOI , 13th June 2013
This relaxation will amount to students getting an extra 20 minutes for every hour in the board examinations. The time relaxation is among the facilities available for children who come under the handicapped category. This includes blind, deaf, dumb, mentally and physically challenged children.
Kids suffering from SCD have started getting this facility since March-April 2013.
"It is good to see that the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education was prompt in including children with SCD in the list of students who get extra time when told about their problems. Children with thalassemia, which is also a blood-related genetic disorder, also have problems much similar to these kids, sometimes even worse," said paediatrician Dr Vinky Rughwani, founder of the society.
He pointed out that people with the disease have now also been included in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Bill, saying that these kids have a quality of life that is much worse than many others included in the list.
Source : TOI , 13th June 2013
No comments:
Post a Comment