With new rules,state board makes education easy for disabled students

Now,visually-impaired,spastic,hearing-impaired,autistic and students with learning disabilities can drop science for alternative subjects such as health and home sciences.

The mathematics theory paper will now carry only 50 marks while the remaining 50 will be given for project work done during an academic year.

The subject work experience will now be known as work education and instead of three languages,such students could opt for two work education subjects and one language.

“Differently-abled students have the option of choosing between health science and home sciences in place of general science,a subject they find difficult. We have asked schools to make teachers,special educators and parents aware of the changes and begin implementation,” said Krishna Patil,secretary,MSBSHSE.

The move,he claimed,would encourage more disabled students to take the SSC board exam.

“This facility will be available to students who are blind,deaf,physically handicapped,those with learning and other disabilities such as cerebral palsy,spastic and autistic students.”

However,the biggest relief for these students is that MSBSHSE has chosen class VII maths textbook for classes IX and X.

“We are thankful to the state board for taking a decision that favours thousands of students who find it difficult to cope with the regular curriculum. We will start implementing the changes immediately after a PTA meeting,” said Shubhda Karnik of Dnyanasadhana school for differently-abled.