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Over 3,000 disabled students from Mumbai division appearing for board exams
Updated On: 25 February, 2015 07:30 AM IST | | Shreya Bhandary
<p>Board officials claim concessions given to children with special needs is one of the reasons for the rise in the numbers of such students appearing for SSC and HSC exam with each passing year</p>
Concessions for students with various forms of disabilities during board exams have been around for some time now. Hence, it comes as little surprise that with each passing year the number of children with learning, physical and mental disabilities joining mainstream schools and appearing for board exams, is on the rise.
“After the Supreme Court order, all education boards were clearly asked to make concessions available for students with various forms of disability. Learning Disability (LD) and autism were also added into this spectrum, and this has surely helped spread more awareness on the same.

