Online classes bane for kids with disabilities

Children with disabilities need extra hand-holding when they attend online classes with others who are not like them. But they don’t get that, parents in the city have said.

Many mainstream schools in Calcutta have a certain number of children with disabilities in their classrooms. These children are used to an inclusive environment but online classes have taken them out of that set-up and they are all alone in front of a device.

Teachers follow a certain pace and many are unable to follow or comprehend what is being taught and it becomes a “one way communication,” many parents have said.