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Inclusion with MansiEpisode 34: In Conversation with Shardul PatilShardul is doing his bachelors in biomedical sciences at the University of Dundee, UK. He was in Pune for his schooling. He has dyslexia and dysgraphia. He loves to play cricket and read books. He works as hard as possible to achieve his goals and likes research of course.
He discusses:
What support he received for dyslexia and dysgraphia in Pune and in the UK.
Things teachers can keep in mind when they have students with SLD
Advice for parents and students
A message for the listeners
T...2023-04-2817 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 33: In Conversation with Adidev BishnoiIn this episode Adidev, a class 7 students shares his journey with dyspraxia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia. He also shares strategies that have worked for him and some great advice for teachers, parents and students.
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Inclusion with MansiEpisode 32: In Conversation with SaiyanshiIn this episode listen to a 15 year old author, storyteller and artist, Saiyanshi. She is fun loving teenager who loves to travel and is a foodie. She is a differently abled person how is proving daily that disability is a matter of perception. Saiyanshi is a visual learner and through stories she builds her own beautiful imaginative world. She likes to tell stories with a message in the end, which would appeal to people of all age groups.
She shares here experiences with school, her hobbies, her pet, the YouTube channel that she has and the book t...2022-11-1114 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 31: In Conversation with Sparsh SomaniSparsh is 17 years old, almost an adult. He studied at The Orchid School and now is pursuing his undergrad in BBA - Retail and ECommerce Management from Symbiosis. He likes to play football, go out with friends and go for trekking. He likes to do project work and is proud of how neat and tidy he does his work.
He discusses:
what dyslexia and dysgraphia mean to him,
what is remediation and how it has helped him
Examination concession in school and college
Changes in challenges that he faces
Things teachers can keep in mind when th...2022-10-2213 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 30: In Conversation with Amod KaleAmod is 18 years old, he has just completed his 12th standard and is pursuing the medical field. His hobbies are playing sports. He likes to play football, listening to music, particularly Electronic Dance Music (EDM).
He discusses:
what dyslexia and dysgraphia mean to him,
what is remediation and how it has helped him
What are study skills and how they help
Examination concession
Changes in challenges that he faces
Things teachers can keep in mind when they have students with SLD
Advice for parents
Advantages of understanding and supportive friends
A message for the listeners
W...2022-10-1615 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 29: In Conversation with Arya GuptaWelcome to episode number 29 of Inclusion with Mansi. I am your host, Mansi Chandorkar. Each week, we are going to discuss various areas of inclusion and how you can be an inclusion champion! We aim to move beyond just awareness, into acceptance and embracing differences. Since October is Dyslexia awareness month, we will have a special month to listen to individuals with dyslexia and other stakeholders share their journey with us. Today we are going to be in conversation with Arya Gupta.
Arya is 20 years old, she is about to complete her bachelors and looking forward to pur...2022-10-0737 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 28: Inclusion and Music: In Conversation with Aryan AvasthiWelcome to episode number 28 of Inclusion with Mansi. I am your host, Mansi Chandorkar. Each week, we are going to discuss various areas of inclusion and how you can be an inclusion champion! We aim to move beyond just awareness, into acceptance and embracing differences. Today we are going to be in conversation with Aryan Avasthi who will share his experiences with playing the harmonium and learning a new instrument. Stay tuned to find out more.
Aryan is a student of Pune university. 3rd year (final year) Bachelors of Vocational in IT and ITES (Information Technology and Inf...2022-09-3016 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 27: Inclusion and Music: In Conversation with Akshay ShanbhagWelcome to episode number 27 of Inclusion with Mansi. I am your host, Mansi Chandorkar. Each week, we are going to discuss various areas of inclusion and how you can be an inclusion champion! We aim to move beyond just awareness, into acceptance and embracing differences. Today we are going to be in conversation with Akshay Shanbhag who will share his experience with drumming with a professional saxophone player.
Akshay is a 5th year Physics undergrad student at IISER, Pune. He has done research in nano mechanics, solid state physics and now in electronics very soon.
Aksh...2022-09-2312 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 26: Autism and Me: In Conversation with Shantanu ChitaleShantanu Chitale is a 20 year old, autistic who has completed his 12th from Symbiosis and is currently a second year in BTS (Bachelors in Tourism Studies). He wants to build a career in tourism.
Autism, according to him, is where he is different from other people. Some challenges that he faces are writing, reading long passages, and expressing his feelings. He still has full confidence in himself.
Shantanu shares his experiences about:
How he has overcome some of his difficulties with the help of supportive teachers
Importance of counselling and how it has helped...2022-05-1713 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 25: Autism and Friendship - In Conversation with Aahan, Akshay, Aryan and ShantanuIn this special Episode, we are in conversation with Aahan, Akshay, Aryan and Shantanu.
They share their experience with Autism and Friendship:
What does friendship mean to them
How can we be a good friend
The importance of sharing personal experiences
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Inclusion with MansiEpisode 24: Autism and Me - In Conversation with Aryan AvasthiAryan Avasthi is a 20 year old, autistic who is a second year undergraduate student in Pune university. Currently he is in his 4th semester of Bachelors in Vocational in IT and ITES (Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services).
Autism according to him is where you have difficulty in learning, you take time to learn things and difficulties with focus and communication.
Aryan shares his experiences about:
How the school counselor, Anusre Menon helped him understand his diagnosis and supported him with skills on behaviour management and communication
How the special educator supported with ‘ho...2022-04-2223 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 23: Autism and Me - In Conversation with Akshay ShanbhagAkshay Shanbhag is a 4th year undergraduate student in IISER Pune. Currently his research is on nanomechanics (physics of dealing with very small atoms and molecules). He is an individual on the Autism Spectrum and shares his journey in this episode.
Autism is not a disease, rather it is a disorder. He describes it as a little different wiring of the brain and nervous system. His main challenge is communication skills along with a few more that neurotypical individuals would probably not face challenges in.
Akshay shares his experiences about:
Importance of early intervention...2022-04-1522 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 22: Autism and Me - In Conversation with Aahan PatelAahan Gurudas Patel is 22 years old from Pune and he is in the spectrum of Autism. He is currently doing his BA in English. He discusses his difficulties in understanding comprehension language, and some difficulty in communication, difficulty in controlling his emotions and dealing with change and transition is something that he really struggles with.
Aahan shares his experiences about:
He describes an event where he gave a farewell speech for the school principal and how touching it was for her and everyone else.
He also gave a rose to his dance school owner and hear...2022-04-0825 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 21: Zen Painting - In Conversation with Anjali BapatWelcome to episode number 21 of Inclusion with Mansi. I am your host, Mansi Chandorkar. Each week, we are going to discuss various areas of inclusion and how you can be an inclusion champion! Today in conversation with Anjali Bapat we shall explore all about Zen Painting, its benefits, how it is used towards inclusion and a chance to enroll for a live workshop.
Anjali describes the experience of Zen painting for herself as well as her students. Listen to the interesting experiences. The benefits for Zen Painting are multifold and explained in detail.
An opportunity to b...2022-04-0108 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 20 : Arts Based Therapy - In Conversation with Anjali BapatAnjali is a Special educator, an Art Based Therapist and I am also a trainer for Heartfulness meditation. She also coordinates many programs with schools for teachers and for students.
Art based therapy or ABT as it's commonly known, uses visual art, music and drama to meet therapy goals for the individual or groups who are participating in this therapy. Visual art it can be any kind of media. It can be crayons or paints and sometimes you can just use materials that you find around and use it like craft or clay. So many things that...2022-03-2314 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 19: Importance of DanceWelcome to episode number 19 of Inclusion with Mansi. I am your host, Mansi Chandorkar. Each week, we are going to discuss various areas of inclusion and how you can be an inclusion champion! We have been focusing on the various performing arts like dance and music. Today we are going to explore the importance of dance from the point of view of education and inclusion as well as my experiences with dance.
Dance is the joy of movement and the heart of life. Dance creates more complete human beings who are critical thinkers who have curious minds an...2022-03-1105 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 18: Dance and Inclusion - In Conversation with Aayushi KarandikarIn Episode 18 we are in conversation with Aayushi Karandikar. She is a grade 11 student and a dance enthusiast.
Aayushi Karandirkar who is an 11 grade student in Pune. She wants to pursue psychology. She loves dancing and putting out content on social media. She wanted to spread the love of dance in her community and through her venture Dance It Out, she teaches underprivileged kids dance on the weekends. She is enjoying it and loves every part of it.
Initially she and her mother thought they would teach English or Math to them. She was not...2022-02-1113 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 17: Music and Autism In Conversation with Akshay ShanbhagIn Episode 17 we are in conversation with Akshay Shanbhag. He is a 4th year physics student of IISER Pune with a keen interest in music and yoga.
Akshay is a 4th year undergrad student of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Pune. He is majoring in Physics and learning about nano mechanics which deals with small molecules and particles. He has also shown interest in drums since 2012 (since grade 7). He also does Yoga. He is the coordinator of a music club called West Pune Music Club, in Baner. There are club sessions, a magazine and...2022-02-0417 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 16: In Conversation with Anandita KumarAnandita Kumar is 20 years old. She is one person I have met that never gives up, no matter what the challenges are. I have had the pleasure of working with her since she was 12 years old. I am so proud of her!
Currently she is doing her graduation from Pune University through a distance course. She is learning to be a music therapist. Drumming is her hobby and she wants to teach special needs children music and how to blossom in their journey.
Her strength is that she connects with people, intuitively. She is aware...2022-01-2846 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 15: In Conversation with Nabhanya JayaswalIn Episode 15, In Conversation with Nabhanya Jayswal. She is dyslexic. She is 28 years old, has done her masters in education from Aziz Premji University and is currently working in a FinTech company in Bangalore. She has been working for the past 6 years.
She loves travelling and dancing. She admires her ability to work hard towards things she wants to achieve. It is a difficult journey. Being hardworking is her strength. She is most proud of where she has made it in life. She never thought that she could be independent and work. It has been an upward...2022-01-2153 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 14: Barriers to InclusionIn the previous 2 episodes we have discussed the advantages of inclusion for the neurodiverse as well as the neurotypical students. Anything that has advantages, will also have barriers. We shall look at these barriers from the education point of view. Children with disabilities face many barriers in, accessing the education they need, to become healthy, happy and productive citizens of the world.
Some common barriers are as follows:
ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS: We can look at attitudes of society, adults and then students.
Society at large may have some negative attitudes and stereotypes like they are defected or...2022-01-1407 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 13: Advantages of Inclusion (Part 2)In the last episode we discussed advantages of inclusion for the neurodiverse students. Today we shall continue this discussion and explore advantages for neurotypical students.
Welcome to part 2 of Advantages of inclusion. As you are aware, research conducted in inclusive classrooms shows that there are benefits to both neurotypical students (those are students without disabilities) and neurodiverse students (students with disabilities or special learning needs).
I ended the previous episode with some food for thought for you:
Do you think that neurotypical students or students without any disabilities would benefit from inclusion? Are...2022-01-0705 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 12: Advantages of Inclusion (Part 1)So far, there was an introduction to inclusion and then we have heard personal experiences of both individuals as well as parents of individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities share their journey with us. If you would like to share your journey, do get in touch!
Today we are going to focus on the Advantages of Inclusion. I am going to do this in two parts. So welcome to part 1.
In our first 2 episodes, we have discussed what is inclusion and what is not inclusion. In these we covered the terms, exclusion, segregation, integration and inclusion. I...2021-12-3106 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 11: In conversation with Ritu GoyalIn Episode 11 we are in conversation with Ritu Goyal who is a mother to a young boy, who we heard in episode 8 of this podcast.
Abhir is a very sensitive loving boy. His strength is his endearing loving caring personality. He loves to go in depth into things he loves. He loves to research. He used to learn card tricks and record videos. His latest passion is Rubik’s cubes. We are proud of the way Abhir has handled everything that has come his way.
His class teacher in lower kg realized something was amiss. He...2021-12-2458 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 10: In Conversation with Preeti BomrahIn Episode 10 we are in conversation with Preeti Bomrah who is a parent of three young girls, one of which we heard in episode 6 of this podcast.
Pravi is 17 years old and Pareena and Pareesa are 12 years old. Pravi is very positive and confident. Pareena is very sincere and Pareesa is a ‘cool dude’ kind of a kid and confident. They are all connected to each other. They have their own individuality. They make her feel proud as a mother.
Pravi was coping fine with school till writing was introduced. She was slow in writing and...2021-12-1724 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 9: In Conversation with Rakhee AgarwalEpisode 9 we are in conversation with Rakhee Agarwal who is a parent of two young boys, one of which we heard in Episode 5 of this podcast.
Ruhaan has many interests, mainly horse riding. He is passionate about horses with riding and even grooming the horse. He is passionate about all animals starting from fish to cat to dogs and now horses.
Prep and grade 1 is when a lag was noticed. There were difficulties in writing, letter formation and mirroring of letters and numbers was observed. Story sums and math language was challenging for him. He r...2021-12-1041 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 8: In Conversation with Abhir GonepavaramAbhir is a curious learner, enjoys ciphers, enjoys programming and has a fascination with rubix cubes. He is 18 years old and currently studying pure sciences in 12th grade. He considers curiosity to be his strength. He wants to do research and the topics he is interested in are quantum mechanics, organic chemistry, evolutionary biology and genetics, psychology and computer science.
Currently he is homeschooled. In his first school the environment was not friendly towards children with different needs. He was good orally but had difficulty in reading and writing since grade 1. He moved into an inclusive school...2021-11-2332 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 7: In Conversation with Vishwa AdapawarVishwa Adapawar is a grade 11 student in humanities and has her own clothing brand called Human&co. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram @co._humans
In spite of putting in the hard work and studying, she was struggling in school and her marks were getting deducted. This led to getting an assessment and change of school so she could get the necessary concessions. The shift from ICSE to CBSE was a big change.
The learning difficulties have been there ever since she remembers learning! It helps to have proactive parents who noticed the...2021-11-1036 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 6: In Conversation with Pravi BomrahPravi was one of my first students when I moved to Pune. She is currently studying in Class XII at Indus International School. She plays the guitar, tennis, enjoys painting and is excellent with art work. In spite of her struggles with reading and writing she is currently looking to do her further studies in creative writing.
She considers creative thinking as her strength. She has a good memory as she has worked hard with that.
She struggled with reading, writing and spacing. Her teacher in class 4 realised her struggle and reached out to the...2021-10-3022 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 5: In Conversation with Ruhaan AgarwalRuhaan has been my student at The Orchid School and now is currently studying in Class X. He has won silver and bronze medals in state level championships in horse riding.
He likes sports and riding and considers them to be his strengths.
In school he struggled with Math a lot and some difficulties in reading and writing. Realized the difference in class IV. Exam concessions like extra time, reader and writer helped him a lot. Exam concessions were not an advantage but level the field. Labels did not make a difference as he knew...2021-10-2820 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 4: In Conversation with Isha BapatCelebrating October as Dyslexia Awareness Month. This week you will hear a different story, every alternate day from individuals with SLD.
Episode 4: In Conversation with Isha Bapat
Isha has been my student at The Orchid School and now is currently studying in NID Ahmedabad. Isha has always been a very creative person and has designed the logo for this podcast and I am so proud of her.
Isha discusses her struggles with academics, how having a supportive mother has helped her a lot and how her creativity was encouraged which helped her shine!2021-10-2616 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 3: In Conversation with NishthaCelebrating October as Dyslexia Awareness Month. This week you will hear a different story, every alternate day from individuals with SLD.
Episode 3: In conversation with Nishtha: (English and Hindi)
Nishtha is a wanderer. Her primary language is art. She believes in living in harmony with nature. She has explored a few courses like masters in clinical psychology, diploma in dance movement therapy, experiential education, music visual art, psychodrama.
Hear her experiences with reading and writing difficulties along with living with ADHD.
She discusses what has worked for her, how fonts make...2021-10-2444 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 2: Difference between Inclusion, Integration, Segregation and ExclusionIn the previous episode you got a brief idea of what is inclusion.
In this episode we shall understand and explore the differences in the terms exclusion, segregation, integration and inclusion.
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2021-10-2206 min
Inclusion with MansiEpisode 1: What is Inclusion?All set for your journey to be an inclusion champion? In this episode you will get a brief introduction on what is inclusion, especially in terms of inclusive education.
In the words of Lisa Friedman: "Inclusion is a mindset. It is a way of thinking. It is not a program that we run or a classroom in our school or a favour we do for someone. Inclusion is who we are. It is who we must strive to be."
If you have enjoyed today’s episode, do share the podcast with your family and friends. I...2021-10-1905 min
Inclusion with MansiIntroduction to Inclusion with MansiWelcome to Inclusion with Mansi. This episode has a brief introduction about your host, Mansi Chandorkar and Shifting G.E.A.R.S. as well as what Inclusion with Mansi is all about.
You write to me at inclusionwithmansi@gmail.com
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Courses and Webinars: https://linktr.ee/shifting_g.e.a.r.s
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