Government officials, educators and rights activists at a workshop on Saturday demanded ensuring inclusive and quality education for all children, including those with disabilities.
No children should be deprived of education due to teacher crisis, lack of adequate educational materials and infrastructure, gender and cultural issues, they also mentioned.
Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organisation arranged the workshop titled 鈥楢ctions for developing educational methodology of children with disabilities鈥� at its office in Dhaka, says a press release issued by the organisation.
Stressing an inclusive society for achieving Sustainable Development Goals, the participants said that inclusive education could ensure the maximum participation of every child and quality education.
Citing the Primary Education (Compulsory) Act of 1990, they suggested ensuring proper environment, educational and sports materials for students with disabilities.
They urged all not to consider the students with disabilities as burdens and to turn them into skilled workforce to bring them under the mainstream society.
They also demanded employment opportunities for students with disabilities, necessary training for teachers and more media coverage on the issue.
Rupnagar Model School and College principal Professor Mohammad Alauddin Al Azad was present as chief guest and Bangladesh Jatiyo Somajkollan Porishod additional director Md Muklesur Rahman was present as special guest at the programe, which was chaired by the BERDO executive director Md Saidul Huq.
Among others, women and children affairs ministry senior assistant secretary Asfia Sirat, National Skill Development Authority director Jesmin Akhter, Mirpur College assistant professor Kamal Ahmed and some students with disabilities attended the workshop.
