Barrier Free Environment - Inclusive School - Education - For Student Teachers (B.Ed. Notes)

Questionnaire to be filled by the inclusive teachers at inclusive school

Questions on Attitudinal Barriers of teachers and students
Is there a sort of stage fear present in the disabled students (visual impairment) to go to the stage and sing a song?	Present	Not Present
Is there any sort of phobia present with the disabled students in facing exams?	Present	Not Present
Are there any depression symptoms present in any of the disabled students?	Present	Not Present
Are there any speech disorder students present who hesitate to speak in front of the whole class?	Present	Not Present
Are there any students with a disability suffering from an inferiority complex in your class?	Present	Not Present
Is there any sign of anger present in the disabled students, when the teacher asks questions?	Present	Not Present
Do the disabled students with visual impairments feel irritated while speaking to their peer group?	Yes	No
Do the disabled students with physical disabilities feel frustrated when a brainstorming activity is given to them?	Yes	No
Do teachers treat normal and disabled children equally?	Yes	No
Do inclusive teachers feel irritated while teaching disabled students in class?	Yes	No

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the Parents who have disabled children

 

Questions on Attitudinal Barriers with Parents
Do you feel that your disabled child is rejected by community members?	Yes	No
Do you feel that keeping a buddy system behind your disabled children is very expensive?	Yes	No
Do you feel that there is a lower rate of employment opportunity for your disabled child?	Yes	No
Is there a good relationship present between you and your disabled child?	Yes	No
Have you recently or periodically taken your child for counseling?	Yes	No
Are you giving all types of moral support to your mild disabled child to live his own life independently?	Yes	No
Have you neglected your disabled child due to humiliation from society?	Yes	No
Do you have cooperation and coordination with the inclusive teacher of your child?	Yes	No
Do you communicate effectively with your disabled child’s teacher?	Yes	No
Do you attend and volunteer at an inclusive school?	Yes	No

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the disabled children at inclusive school

 

Questions on Attitudinal Barriers present in disabled children
Do you feel safe and comfortable at this school?	Yes	No
Do you feel good by the way your inclusive teacher teaches the lesson?	Yes	No
Do you have a positive outlook towards participating in the given activities?	Yes	No
Do you get angry when your friends neglect you from group discussions?	Yes	No
Do you mingle with your peer group?	Yes	No
Do you feel shy to speak to teachers?	Yes	No
Is there any hesitation present in your mind for asking for help from others?	Present	Not present
Do you have an adjustment nature with the school environment?	Yes	No
Are you bullied by your non-disabled peers?	Yes	No
Are you confident and bold to give a speech in front of the whole class?	Yes	No

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the management at inclusive school

 

Questions on Educational Barriers
Is inclusive teacher flexible in your institution?	yes	no
2. Are there special resource persons for the disabled persons in your school?	Yes	No
3. Are there attenders for every 10 children in case of severely orthopedically handicapped children?	Yes	No
4.Do your school provide a buddy system that ensures their needs are heard and that they get aid when needed?	Yes	No
5. Do you follow a supportive curriculum for disabled students?	Yes	No
6. Are the teachers in your institution are having the ability to handle students with special needs?	Yes	No
7. Are the teachers in your institution are trained and have qualifications to handle inclusive school students?	Yes	No
8. Are there enough funds and financial assistance to support the inclusive school environment?	Yes	No
9. Is there frequent counseling sessions available to students with special needs?	Yes	No
10. Are there adequate resources available to students with special needs?	Yes	No

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the parents of children with special needs

Questions on Social Barriers
1. Is poverty a barrier for you to send your special needed students to inclusive schools?	yes	no
2. Is there any negative attitudes in you regarding your mentally and physically disabled children?	yes	no
3. Do you face any gender discrimination problems with respect to your disabled children from society?	yes	no
4. Do you face any caste discrimination problem with respect to your disabled children from society?	yes	no
5. Are you illiterate and do not have much information about inclusive education?	yes	no
6. Have you undergone any security problems from society?	yes	no
7. Do you have fear of your mentally retarded child moving into society freely and independently?	yes	no
8. Do you face a lack of public facilities like health clinics, wheelchairs?	yes	no
9. Do you have access to financial support from any NGO?	yes	no
10. Have you faced rejection and violence from society?	yes	no

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the management at inclusive school

 

Questions on infrastructural Barriers
1. Whether the approach or pathway (is the surface of the pathway smooth and leveled, and cemented) leading to the building is usable by the disabled students?.	yes	no
2. Does the entrance to the building are wide enough for a wheelchair to go in and are leveled?	yes	no
3. Is the door made up of glare glass and SEN is finding it difficult and confused with its presence?	yes	no
4. Does the building stairs in the entrance partly covered with a ramp, to enable a wheelchair user to enter the building?	yes	no
5. Are the pathways and corridors inside the building-wide enough for wheelchair users?	yes	no
6. Are there handrails on both sides of the ramp which the user can hold for support and protection?	yes	no
7. Are the ramps very steep and very tiring and dangerous for disabled students operating on wheelchairs?	yes	no
8. Are the ramps and the landing surface slip-resistant?	yes	no
9. Does the bathrooms/toilets have handrails or grab bars?	yes	no
10. Are electric sockets and towel hooks in the bathrooms are at a reachable height to the students?	yes	no

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the management at inclusive school

 

Questions on Visual barrier-free environment
1. Do the edges of the pathway, can be identifiable by a person with low vision, by using contrasting colors or designs?	yes	no
2. Are the color of this furniture and bins prominent enough to be visible from a distance?	yes	no
3. Is there a sound cue at the beginning and the end of the stairs, which will help the person with visual impairment to know that the staircase has ended/begun?	yes	no
4. Stairs edges should be in bright contrasting colors.	yes	no
5. Are the doors present with color that contrasts with the color of the wall, so that the person with low vision can spot them easily?	yes	no

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the management at inclusive school

 

Questions on Hearing barrier-free environment
1. Are there any clear signs used in both words and symbols along the pathway so that persons with hearing loss can follow these to find their way.	Present	Not Present
2. Are there adequate glare-free lighting in the rooms which is important for persons with hearing-impaired people who rely on lip-reading and observing facial expressions in order to communicate?	Present	Not Present
3. In the inclusive school are the information present in braille and through standard signs and symbols, so the hearing impaired and the mentally retarded can understand?	Present	Not Present
4. Are the seating of a child with hearing impairment is close to the board in such a way that he can hear the teacher as well as see her lip movement, as he might be relying on lip-reading.	Yes	No
5. Are the assistive devices, like aids for reading and writing, kept in the classroom so that they can be used whenever required?	Yes	No

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the management at inclusive school

 

Questions on Limbs barrier-free environment
1. Are the pathway and approach wide enough to enable the use of a wheelchair.	yes	no
2. Are there 2 handrails (one for child height and another for adult height), provided along the staircase to provide support to the disabled person.	yes	no
3. Are there any doors with doorknobs that are small, making it difficult for disabled students with cerebral palsy to hold them?	yes	no
4.Does the school provide wheelchairs for the children to use inside the school premises, as it is difficult to transport personal wheelchairs to school and back home every day?	yes	no
5. Does attention is given to dimensions of wheelchairs used locally with the standard size of the wheelchair should be taken as 1050mm x 750mm (as per ISI)?	yes	no

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the disabled children at inclusive school

 

Questions on Language barrier-free environment
1. Is there any difficulty to communicate with speakers of a particular language?	yes	no
2. Are you using your spare time to improve your vocabulary and grammar?	yes	no
3. Are you finding it difficult to understand the cultural differences between your mother tongue and your target language?	yes	no
4. Are you finding difficulty in understanding hand signals, facial expressions, and body language?	yes	no
5. Are you finding difficulty in expressing yourself using plain words and use of simple sentences?	yes	no
6. Are you having physical language disabilities that cause language barriers like stuttering?	yes	no
7. Are you having physical language disabilities that cause language barriers like dysphonia?	yes	no
8. Are you having physical language disabilities that cause language barriers like an articulation disorder and hearing loss?	yes	no
9. Are the person who has poor retention of information, which acts as a barrier to effective communication?	yes	no
10. Are you having problems trusting others, and problems in listening to others, which leads to meaningless communication?	yes	no

 

Questionnaire to be filled by the disabled children at inclusive school

 

Questions on Mental barrier-free environment
1. Are there any mental barriers about yourself such as wrong beliefs about yourself (self-belief) which can stop you from your tracks or reaching your goals?	yes	no
2. Are there any mental barriers such as any wrong beliefs about others that are due to missing information or assumptions?	yes	no
3. Are you facing any difficulty regarding the clash of perspectives and values with the community around you?	yes	no
4. Are you afraid of certain things that are stopping you from achieving your goals?	yes	no
5. Are you the person who is preoccupied with some other things and does not listen carefully to what the other person is speaking, then arises the psychological barrier in the communication?	yes	no