Preparing inclusive class for the children with special needs during COVID-19 crisis

Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is served as an opportunity to re-think how emergency education planning can be inclusive of children with disabilities and the need for accessible and inclusive education. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, schools are closed in 180 countries, leaving an estimated 1.5 billion children out of school. In addition, 80% of persons with disabilities live in developing countries where access to education is an ongoing challenge. The impact of COVID-19 is likely to be worse for people in lower socio-economic groups, and children with disabilities face an even greater risk of being left behind. In this paper some challenges, ways and strategies are discussed so that we can move the Post COVID-19 agenda forward to make education truly disability inclusive and easier.