Comments on: No Special Treatment

By: Saleem Ullah

Saleem Ullah — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:14:43 +0000

Plz feel free if you have any question/ information about special education in Pakistan.
good luck
Saleem Ullah
specialeducation2011.yahoo.com
Ph:+92-331-4080195

By: Saleem Ullah

Saleem Ullah — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:55:36 +0000

Dear Atiya:
I am saleem linked with special education in Pakistan and also PhD scholar. it is good new that you are interested in special education job in pakistan and also completing degree in spl. education.
I want to suggest that if your degree is in visually impaired as specialization than govt. of punjab has annunced few posts of 2nd grade officer in special education now days.you can visit the webfor the purpose.the first grade officer posts are near to announc by the commission. special education field is very good field if your interest is especially when you have foreign degree. Plz Feel free if you have any question about special education in Pakistan.
good luck
Saleem Ullah

By: ifra sohail

ifra sohail — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:15:24 +0000

i red your question carefully , it is quite delayed reply as i read it today. in the light of your question i suggest you to please consult a speech therapist for your nephew as soon as possible. for that you can visit to agha khan hospital.
best wishes for your nephew

By: Atiya

Atiya — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:54:08 +0000

I was wondering if i would be able to work for Children with special needs in Pakistan as i am doing In Special needs from University of Nottingham.Can i b able to get good job in Pakistan?

By: Khaula Rizwan

Khaula Rizwan — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:49:37 +0000

Please send me a message regarding your nephew’s case in my inbox. I am concerned by his situation. If he can listen properly and cant speak, then i suggest improving his writing skills and thinking abilities. InshaALlah he will be well-versed and well-educated inspite of being unable to speak.

By: IRFAN SHAH

IRFAN SHAH — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:57 +0000

Dear Sir
I am irfan from karachi pakistan. I would like to take advise of special child. In this regard my question is:
Q: My nephew name owais ten year old does not speak but he listing propley normal way so many normal school I enter for education but he does not pick up and special child insititute does not take his in this situation so plz give me advise what I do in that condition because I wany my nephew also being a educated and reliable person.
I am waiting your response plz.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:45:03 +0000

ISRAR SAYS
Muhammad israr
dear zainab,
plz admit the said boy in regular school, as this is the world trend to practice the inclusive education because the world research shows the good result , thus the deinstitutionalization movement had come up.i m the special educator and i m practicing the inclusive education in a project of ERRA. MRDEA is the project of ERRA and working in four districts . 2 in each AJK & Khyber puktoon khawa.
with connection to the inclusive education , i m providing training to the regular teachers in need based as per child admitted in the concern school.
with thanks & regards
M.israr
special educator
District Education Officer
RIC-MRDEA-ERRA
Mansehra
0346-9034017

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:42:25 +0000

muhammad israr
dear zainab,
plz admit the said boy in regular school, as this is the world trend to practice the inclusive education because the world research shows the good result , thus the deinstitutionalization movement had come up.i m the special educator and i m practicing the inclusive education in a project of ERRA. MRDEA is the project of ERRA and working in four districts . 2 in each AJK & Khyber puktoon khawa.
with connection to the inclusive education , i m providing training to the regular teachers in need based as per child admitted in the concern school.
with thanks & regards
M.israr
special educator
District Education Officer
RIC-MRDEA-ERRA
Mansehra
0346-9034017

By: zainab

zainab — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:53:45 +0000

A lovely article indeed,Mariam .This is a very important issue that you have discussed. I wanted to share my experience too,A couple of days back i came across a 8 year old girl ,in Islamabad, who had this hearing impairment .She was a servant’s daughter and my aunt decided to help her.So my aunt looked up a couple of schools for special children,and found this school which was run by an NGO(which was in turn run by a socialite),who supposedly working for the welfare of the “POOR”.It really made me sad when I actually came to know how much she was charging.She sent my aunt a text message which said:
1) First Meeting with the parents=Rs.1000
2)30mins speech therapy=Rs.300
3)monthly tution fee=Rs.5000
and to add to my horror the text ended with:”THERE WILL BE NO CONCESSION ON THE FEE!!!!”
that makes me wonder what good does a voucher worth Rs.300, offered by the Punjab Education Foundation,do to these children????

By: Bilal Zafar

Bilal Zafar — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:23:53 +0000

Mariyam, I was wondering if you or Sara know of any examples of mainstreaming special education in Pakistan. Any school that has really taken this message to heart and went on to show that it not only can be done but that it can have positive impact on the social development of ALL children in the school?

Also, in your research, did you find any data on roughly how much do we spend per special child’s education? I ask because I was wondering if creating something like a voucher system, where government (or an NGO) gives the school X amount of money if they take in a special needs child, will create a financial incentive for mainstreaming in private schools. For example, Punjab Education Foundation gives vouchers worth Rs 300 per child. What if it gave Rs. 500 per special child, if the school integrated these children with others? Would that create the right set of incentives for the educational marketplace to move toward mainstreaming special education?