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School Education for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Non-Verbal Learning Disorders: Catch-22 Situation Confronted by the Parents
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Paleeri, Sankaranarayanan – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2020
Schooling of the children with Non-Verbal Learning Disorders, particularly of those with Cerebral Palsy (CP), is a Catch-22 situation to parents and teachers. The phrase Catch 22 reflects the dilemma faced by the parents while choosing education for their children with CP. The CP children with normal intelligence are precisely able to have normal…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Parent Attitudes
Awareness among Family Members Having Children with Mental Retardation on Relevant Legislations in India
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Kuppusamy, Balabaskar; Narayan, Jayanthi; Nair, Deepa – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
In India, Acts and legislations are in place for persons with mental retardation. Three major Acts namely Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992), Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act (1995) and National Trust for welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental retardation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonprint Media, Caregivers, Cerebral Palsy
Growth of an NGO: The Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy from 1974 to 2006
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Sen, Reena; Goldbart, Juliet; Kaul, Sudha – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
The Indian Institute for Cerebral Palsy (IICP) has been providing education and other services in Kolkata, Eastern India, for children and young adults with cerebral palsy and related disabilities for over 30 years. IICP started by providing education for just two children, and was highly dependent on western expertise. Described is the history of…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Young Adults, Nongovernmental Organizations
Spastics Have Minds that Work, but Bodies that Can't.
Maitra, Krishna; Pathak, Dipi – Gifted Education International, 1997
Presents profiles of six gifted Indian children with cerebral palsy. It analyzes their drawings and finds healthy minds and positive attitudes toward life. It also reports on results of participant observation in two schools and interviews with counselors, teachers, and parents. The normality and special talents of these children rather than their…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing
Partnership in Action: Introducing Family-Based Intervention for Children with Disability in Urban Slums of Kolkata, India
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Sen, Reena; Goldbart, Juliet – International Journal of Disability, Development & Education, 2005
This paper presents the processes and findings of a three-year action research project implemented in a small number of urban slums in the city of Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta), the capital of the state of West Bengal in Eastern India. The project involved partnership between an established institute for cerebral palsy in Kolkata, two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slums, Intervention, Literacy
Play and Toys in West Bengal: Self-Reports of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy.
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Goldbart, Juliet; Mukherjee, Swapna – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2000
Reports were elicited from 56 Bengali parents of children (ages 1-18) with cerebral palsy on activities they engaged in with their child and on the toys the child possessed. The majority reported spending time playing with their child and all respondents named at least two toys belonging to their child. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Children, Family Characteristics