Tenth International Conference on Sport & Society

Abstract

The paper focus on the implementation strategies for inclusive physical education program with least restricted environment for providing opportunities to the differently able students of Indian school to participate in physical education program, activities, exercises and sports along with the general student population. The concept of inclusive physical education program for achievement of the policy agenda of promoting and achieving success of inclusive education in Indian schools have been emphasized upon after the limitations of the existing adapted physical education program for the promotion of physical education program exclusively for the differently-abled through modified activities but lack the social interaction with the individual and the society, which according to the social approach is the major cause of concern regarding the accomplishment of quality life to the neglected population and developing ability among the people to see every people as a human without segregating them in any specific category of privileged and less privileged. With a large population and increasing number of schools, effective delivery of physical education for the benefit of accommodating children with wide segment of abilities, inclusive physical education focus on providing less restricted environment for children through strategic initiatives of Accessibility, Acceptability, Feasibility. The research paper concludes with recommendations for physical educators working in different school need to be trained with the strategic skills for implementing inclusive physical education program for reducing the gap between the children varying in different abilities and capacities.