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GLOBAL REPORT ON ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: PEER REVIEWER
The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents a comprehensive dataset and analysis of current assistive technology access, drawing the attention of governments and civil society to the need for, and benefit of, assistive technology, including its return on investment. The Global Report sets out ten recommendations for improving access to assistive technology, which in turn support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, inclusive Universal Health Coverage, and alignment with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
ACADEMIC ARTICLES
Demystifying India’s Paralympic movement: overview of legislation, sport governance and ground realities
Abstract: With over three decades of participation in the Paralympic Games, twelve medalists and eighty-three Paralympians who have represented India, today the country’s improving success at each Paralympic event cannot be ignored. With a new disability rights law passed in 2016, athletes with disabilities are just beginning to be recognized in India as citizens who can raise the country’s profile in the sporting world. From India, there is nil research in Paralympic sport, and journalistic discourse is often focused on inspirational story reporting. Research on sport governance within this ecosystem will bring to discussion what is the governance framework that exists within the Paralympic world of newly developing countries like India. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of sport governance in India’s Paralympic movement, the country’s legislation concerning the sporting rights of persons with disabilities (PwD), and to further highlight potential gaps that plague India’s Paralympic system from further developments. Collaborative efforts between the International Paralympic Committee and the Indian Government, increased efforts to train technical officials in India and emphasis on structuring state level governance standards are some of the recommendations from this research to sustain the Paralympic movement in India.
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Culture Clash in the Multicultural Classroom: A Case Study from A Newcomer School
Abstract: This ethnographic case study of a multicultural/multilingual classroom in a newcomer school describes an incident that occurred among new immigrant English Language Learners from widely diverse backgrounds in a secondary classroom in Texas. Increased numbers of immigrant students in U.S. schools have resulted in classrooms with tremendous diversity in terms of language, ethnicity, culture, religion, among other categories. The incident arose as the result of a clash of cultures and lack of knowledge on the part of students. As a result, an explicit focus on culturally responsive teaching is called for, as is training for newcomer school teachers regarding the specific demographic backgrounds of the students in their classrooms.
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ARTICLES ON SPORTS PORTALS
- Managing the medals: A Peek into India’s Paralympic World
- Marching beyond medals, India has to secure its Paralympics future
- The failed state of disability rights inside the Indian Paralympic movement