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Ratan Sarkar

Publications (2)

Beyond Compliance: Examining the Realities of Disability Inclusion in Indian Schools under the RPwD Act (2016)

Somnath Das & Ratan Sarkar · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2025

This paper critically examines the persistent gap between the legislative commitments of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 and the actual state of disability inclusion in Indian schools. Although the Act aspires to create a rights-based and barrier-free edu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jesbs/2025/v38i61444

Rethinking School Readiness for Inclusion: A Theoretical Evaluation of Social and Cultural Climates for PwDs

Somnath Das & Ratan Sarkar · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2025

This theoretical paper critically examines the social and cultural climates of mainstream schools to evaluate their readiness for the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Drawing on sociocultural theory, disability studies, and the ecological systems perspective, the pa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arjass/2025/v23i11835