What are the specifics that are needed in terms of facilities and teaching methods for hearing impaired students?
In principle, I think it sounds good, but in practice the costs involved are huge. A lot needs to be done in terms of infrastructure. Let me give you an example, in United Kingdom every deaf child and their parents are giving a choice between several teaching methods, like sign method, total communication and oral communication. Maybe by 2025 things could be different, but today or in the near future it seems a little far fetched. The facilities as of now are lacking in terms of methods, materials and personnel. How Braille books, or speaking books have been prepared or made available? All I can say now is that a mammoth undertaking is needed before the situation is right for total implementation of Inclusive Education, and for our country the costs involved, in making this model a quick reality, are prohibitive. 5. Lack of standardised sign language seems to be the main stumbling block in the progress of hearing impaired people. What efforts are being made in this direction? None is m
