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India’s Supreme Court recognizes dyscalculia

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

The Supreme Court took cognizance of the rights of the differently abled and those with learning disabilities in a significant judgment last month. The petitioner, it observed, suffered from dysgraphia (also known as writer’s cramp) and was denied a scribe during the civil service examination because he did not fit the standardised notion of “benchmark disability”.

The ruling may well lead to a better understanding and wider recognition of little-known disabilities such dysgraphia and dyscalculia. The apex court ordered that differently abled citizens be provided with a scribe to facilitate the taking of examinations and directed the Union Government to frame proper guidelines for the purpose.

Read all about it: HERE (scroll down a bit on that page for this particular ruling)

Podcast about dyscalculia

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

Listen to this interesting podcast from the Understood organization about dyscalculia

We also have our podcasts about news and views about dyscalculia, click the link for today below.

Read all about it: HERE