1. Mithu Alur is an educator, disability rights activist, researcher, writer and published author on issues concerning people with disability in India.
10 Facts About Mithu Alur
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Mithu Alur did her higher education in Delhi in Miranda House.
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Mithu Alur acquired a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Delhi in 1963.
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Mithu Alur later set up the first-ever special school in India for children with cerebral palsy, "Centre for Special education", at Colaba on 2 October 1973, providing education and treatment facilities under one roof.
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In 1999, Mithu Alur established the National Resource Centre for Inclusion, in Mumbai, to integrate disabled children from special schools into normal schools.
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Mithu Alur has regularly appeared on different news channels, specifically NDTV, advocating the right of people with disabilities.
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Mithu Alur has been working in the slums of Mumbai and has recently finished a longitudinal research project with UNICEF where she has created an Education For All model for 'all' children who are disadvantaged including the girl child, the disabled child and children in poverty, demonstrating that inclusive education can happen anywhere, including the poorest places.
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Alur started the Mithu Alur Foundation intending to create an inclusive village model in Maharashtra.
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Mithu Alur has been a vocal activist against the exclusion of people with disabilities and has written articles, books and papers propagating inclusion in society.
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Mithu Alur has advocated inclusive education under the news provisions in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act RTE Act, stating that it will help every child, including children without disabilities.