{"id":124,"date":"2022-11-04T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disability.govmu.org\/disabilities\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:06:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:06:01","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disability.govmu.org\/disabilities\/?page_id=124","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"124\" class=\"elementor elementor-124\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19fd91d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19fd91d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b04e00\" data-id=\"8b04e00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233b2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"233b2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcc965c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcc965c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec6c9eb\" data-id=\"ec6c9eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1372fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1372fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">Education is central to the life of an individual in the community. It provides opportunities for personal, social, and academic growth and development. It sets the stage for later life experiences, most especially in employment. It is also an important means for social mobility and integration into the life of the community. Mauritius signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Person\u00a0with Disabilities which calls on State Parties to promote the concept of inclusive education for person\u00a0with disabilities.<br \/><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">In this context, the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology\u00a0which has the responsibility for education of all children in Mauritius, including children with disabilities, has an official policy of \u201cInclusive Education\u201d which is being implemented since 2006. Moreover, the Special Education Needs Authority Act has been promulgated in 2018 with the objective to provide for the establishment of a Special Education Needs Authority which is responsible for monitoring and facilitating the implementation of special education needs policies of the Government.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">To assist in the education of children with disabilities, the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity (Social Security Division)\u00a0provides the following facilities:<\/span><\/div><div>(i) Refund of equivalent to bus fares to accompanying parents of disabled children attending daycare centres, specialized, integrated and mainstream schools.<\/div><div><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">(ii) Refund of Taxi Fares to students with severe\u00a0disabilitie\u200bs attending universities and mainstream schools.<\/span><\/div><div>(iii) Scholarship Scheme by the National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Person\u00a0to encourage students with disabilities to pursue vocational, secondary and tertiary studies in local institutions recognis\u200bed by the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology.\u200b<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Education is central to the life of an individual in the community. 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