Just as the government is opening up the law to help bring more disabled people into mainstream society, teachers too are learning how to open up the classroom so children with special needs can also be part of mainstream education.

On the heels of the government notifying the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill – 2016, school teachers from Mumbai recently participated in a workshop to learn techniques to teach children with special needs in a regular classroom. Under the recently passed law, the number of types of disability has now risen from seven to 21. Due to this, teachers can now expect to come across more students with special needs who qualify for mainstream education.