New Delhi: On Monday i.e. March 15, 2010,Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) announced the launching of new programmes for the disabled students. These new programme would focus on providing special education to people with hearing, visual and mental disability.
V.N. Rajashekharan Pillai, IGNOU Vice Chancellor (VC) has announced the launching of new post-graduate diploma and certificate programmes in special education in mental retardation, visual and hearing impairment. In addition, IGNOU has also launched a new sign language programme - BA degree in applied sign linguistics, which is likely to be offered from this year only. As per sources, the announcement was made during the University’s 21st convocation.
Further, Mr Pillai mentioned that at present IGNOU has an impressive 2.5 million students, a national network of 61 regional centres, over 3,000 learner support centres and a presence in 36 countries. He also added that over 636,000 students have enrolled with IGNOU (this academic year), which is a record for the university, making IGNOU a living testimony to social inclusion and democratization of education.
