The SSSVV Inclusive Education Project is set to provide material for the inclusive vision of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) which calls for an education system that creates an equitable and vibrant knowledge society. SSSVV is committed to providing digital resources for such a high-quality education for all, to the exception of no one, whatever be their gift or limitation.

The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, the parent body of Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini, has signed an MOU with the Government of India to provide digital assets that would enable and promote Inclusive Education across the entire nation on diksha.gov.in. An attempt of this scale and scope is poised to provide universal access to India’s leading inclusive project for children with special needs.

The scope of the project could broadly be summarised as follows:

To provide Universal Design for Learning (UDL) content to the teachers, to enable them to impart inclusive education to all children, with and without disabilities.

To address the diverse learning needs of the children regardless of ability, disability, age, gender, culture or language and teach a classroom full of students with diverse needs and learning styles.

To equip Children with Special Needs to become contributing members of society.

This mega project will involve developing digital assets for helping the stakeholders impart inclusive education (IE) in a way all children, neuro typical and neuro diverse, can learn in an inclusive classroom set up. The content will be developed keeping in mind the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by including multi-sensory learning and catering to various learning styles. Such an approach is expected to benefit all children and not just those with special learning needs. The project will help the schools to create an inclusive eco-system by ensuring Physical, Social, Emotional and Cognitive inclusion.

The project also aims to provide digital content that will help children with special needs become functionally independent to the extent their disability allows. The digital material will assist and Empower Children with Special Needs (CWSN) to become contributing members of the society, by removing ‘dis’ from ‘disability’.

Capacity Building courses for various stakeholders will also be provided. These courses sensitise, empower and educate the stakeholders with the knowledge, tools and strategies needed to effectively support children with diverse learning needs, including cognitive, sensory and behavioural challenges.