special needs they need social contact to not feel outcast it's crucial for their development. this is your covered 19 special i'm chris corporal and it is good to have you with us home schooling online classes in learning it's all becoming a new normal for kids and their families but the transition from classroom to living room has often been rough particularly for youngsters who need special care in india the problem seems to be particularly pressing with a recent survey suggesting that because of the pandemic many of the country's children with disabilities could be dropping out of the education system entirely. kartik you like to look closely at the colors of this story building blocks before he starts playing with them. he can only see to some extent large objects and colors. he was born with only logical disorder visual impairment and have troubles with fine motor skills. the 9 year old studies in the 2nd grade of

a government school along with children without disabilities. the school does not provide him with a special educator are the crucial resources he needs to study. as a result he is almost entirely dependent on his mother for his education. that is challenging enough right now the shutting down of schools during the call that lockdown has put him at risk of missing out on formal education and. mucking about talking about impaired to other children disabled children are lagging behind in studies now even more than before they are facing many problems he cannot see properly what can you understand from a small i phone screen and sometimes there are network issues too because of which he cannot attend the classes there the lack of inclusion in the education system for children with disabilities has never been more pronounced than now. according

to some recent surveys majority of students with disabilities are finding it difficult to cope with online education at the same time many non-governmental organizations which address the needs of these children and provide them with academic support are also reeling under the impact of college 19 and the lockdown national association for the blind in delhi is one such organization that helps children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities to build a foundation in learning so that b. can lead to join means school is one of them dormant we're not receiving many donations now. so we're not able to pay our staff or provide the facilities for the differently able to run. on the new album we've also not been receiving the funds we normally get from the government from reforming our experts feel that during this pandemic the special needs of students with disabilities have been completely left out from education policies which any we kept them on the sidelines. has

shifted to online and systematically nor should it be to cater to them you would be exhibiting particularly those it was in accessibility and gender information communication technologies it out learn those were disabilities not ready developed and i've been seeing them there are also issues all known a real beauty of internet. despite all the hardships he faces is unlikely and happy child like other children he has one deed to be a doctor another be a single. the education system or is it to him to be more inclusive. for more let's bring in christine comments she's with the united nations children's fund unicef welcome to g.w. christine give us an idea of the global scope of the pandemics impact on the lives of children that already physically and mentally challenged. and there have been 19

children everywhere are at risk surgery and physical disabilities are at a high risk without mitigating actions of the end that affect them disproportionately on the one hand immediate high risk of complications from comit underlying health reasons and yet at the same time information on how to protect themselves from introduction may not be in a format they can understand the dishes he supports. including on how education have been suspended just when the 2 to meet and most and parents who are themselves struggling under the pandemic may not be able to step in or they may on south fuller with. children with preexisting market these are also the least likely to benefit from distance learning solutions when schools are closed so they me and they are at risk. and all these factors can lead to

increased stress fear and sense of isolation as actually i mean difficult for them to understand the changes and how life christine mental and physical impairment of children are a challenge for them and their families even under non pandemic circumstances now that the whole world is concerned with not contracting the virus to the concerns of these kids with special needs go on dressed. and the fact of permits are affecting total disproportionately as i said the poor and the most marginalized children and there you are at it is that and it's our own or will situations are affected most like children living in cook communities and put countries and girls in particular children operated and living in countries acting's or children with disabilities and it was not an impact like long as the consequences of damage risk plunging them further into hardship or marriage and

labor many children for example may never return to school as they have to support their families and when schools are closed they may also become irish because many have dependents who asked their only or. similar children on the move to live in cancer i'd accept them and the situation is particularly difficult the 1000000 possible for them to protect themselves from the pirates and have the same time most likely to be excluded from support and education services or learning. so this is exactly. what needs to be done then to improve the current situation. this is an unprecedented crisis which requires unprecedented solidarity and all of us government and the public the private sector must work together to keep surgeon

help save and planning and the people of focus must be on the most honorable and just surgeon so you essential must ensure that surgeon communities not only recover from the crisis but also become more brazilian with the future and this requires urgent and in education and child protection and help in your question. and what's also very important is that we listen to children and young people and we're along to design a better future and overcome this crisis and prevent this from becoming a sustained tracks crisis for seeing common of you me sir thank you for your insights. and now it's over to our science correspondent derrick williams who is hard at work and serene your questions about the coronavirus.

how efficient are saliva tests. pretty much all of the experts agree that that fast simple accurate testing is a cornerstone of fighting the spread of coke at 19 but the conventional testing process has some some major disadvantages we've all seen that medical professional takes this law that that looks like it's like you gave a long and they stick it way down your throat often via your nose i haven't been tested myself but people i know who have been say it's really no fun at all which is why the news that saliva tests are now being authorized for use is is pretty important stuff not only because saliva samples are easier to acquire and new methods make them cheaper to process but also because at some point at least you

could potentially take the sample yourself and just send it in and removing the sample takers from the equation doesn't just get rid of a bottom bag it also means fewer people being potentially exposed. but how accurate are spit tests can they can they compare to conventional swab p.c.r. tests that they get it right around 95 percent of the time well if you trust its developers the most recent saliva test to gain emergency use authorization in the us is highly accurate the research team behind it says that their tests agree with benchmarks swab tests over 90 percent of the time now that data hasn't been peer reviewed so it still has to hold up to scrutiny but but if it's correct it could be a real my. stone and work aimed at slowing the spread of the disease through really wide scale regular testing fast accurate step tests would for example ease our

common conscience when it comes to sending kids back to school because it would help us detect and control outbreaks much faster. and finally for every villain there are heroes to fight them in the ongoing going pandemic that would be all the health care workers battling the coronavirus and helping those affected by it and how can we show our appreciation for the work well 2 siblings in california had an idea. but the dedication of health care workers across the country siblings probably in an montage but decided to give barack to san francisco area teens launched cards for covert heroes working with schools and local scout troops they quickly collected over $260.00 cards and sent them to people working on the front lines can you see from their faces that a small now of a triage met with a small $10.00 gift card can go a long way to encourage them and help them get through that your old age they have

ahead of them while the tech savvy teens have also created an e-card option they personally deliver most of the cards to hospitals themselves on their website they share their heroes reaction to each little surprise. during these times of darkness and uncertainty we want to try to shine some light on that we do have to heroes working on the front lines who are trying their hardest to save people's lives and that's all we write. what a great idea that's all show on chris colfer thanks for watching.

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