Students this year faced quite a drastic transition in their education. A virus outbreak which originated in Wuhan, China grappled the whole world and toppled the economy of many countries, is spreading like a wildfire especially in India. This led to various phases of lockdown and ultimately students studying online and taking their exams online too. While the schools and the parents were involved in a debate regarding the fees, there's another section of students who were completely sidelined and those are the differently-abled students. The recent abruption to online learning creates a physical distance between the teachers and their students. Differently-abled students have special needs which a teacher physically present there could help out with. Along with that, the teachers are unable to engage students through technology which was possible in a classroom setting. Two surveys conducted by Swabhiman, a community-based organisation, and Disability Legislation Unit of Eastern I

Author-Shlok Talati