Parents Attitude to Inclusion of Visually Handicapped Children

Abstract

Visual impairment or low vision is a severe reduction in vision that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses and reduces a person’s ability to function at certain or all tasks. Children who are visually impaired must rely upon their remaining senses for gaining knowledge of the world around them. Lack of sight has a major influence on gaining actual knowledge of objection world, which can then be had by touch experience only. The lack of sight causes a detachment from the physical and to some extent from the social environment. Attitude is a vital ingredient for the success or failure of children with visual impairment in their optimum development. parents as educational decision makers; parents as parents; parents as teachers and parents as advocates. Since the parent's attitude is so important, it is essential that the home and school work closely together, especially for children with disabilities. The study was conducted in Lucknow city by selecting the total 60 parents the data was coded, tabulated and analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, ANOVE to find differences Parents attitude to inclusion  of visually handicapped children . Study Period was 2014 – 2015.This research presents the current status of inclusive education in India with a focus on children with visual impairment in Lucknow. From the findings of the study it can be concluded that the non significant was found Parents attitude to inclusion of visually handicapped children in Lucknow city.

Key Words: Parents attitude, inclusion, visually Handicapped Children