Transitional issues of children with special needs and their families: Challenge for an inclusive society

Pages: 1271-1274
Saurabh Ray, Mohd. Faijullah Khan, Tauseeful Haque, and Shumayla Parveen (Department of TT & NFE (IASE), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi)

Young people with disabilities have to face a lot of difficulties during their transition to adulthood. However, it’s heartening that there is a marked shift in people’s attitude towards the issue. Educationists, healthcare activists and administrators of schools are supporting kids with disabilities during this challenging phase of life. Concerted efforts are being made to help disabled children overcome challenges they confront while transitioning to adulthood. It’s a hard moment for the younger individuals to move from childhood to adulthood. As we create many transitions in our life, but the transition into adulthood is perhaps the one with the most far-reaching implications. This write-upaims to provide an overview of the situation so that we become able to understand the challenges faced by the disabled children during the transition to adulthood and come up with better solutions to address the issue.