Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus instructed school officials nationwide to send 2.2 million children with disabilities to school. This is part for the DepEd’s “Education For All” program to become a reality.
DepEd has incorporated in its School Improvement Plan (SIP) a comprehensive education system that includes children with special needs. It has components on child find, assessment, program options, curriculum modification and parental involvement.
Under the system, children with special needs are located through the family mapping survey, advocacy campaigns and networking with local health workers. These children are then visited by Special Education (SPED) teachers to convince the parents to enroll their children in SPED Centers or the nearest school.
An important feature of the program is the provision of support services from professionals and specialists, parents, volunteers, and peers to children with special needs. (PIA)
