By Jack Nobel CHILD LABOR AND DISABILITY

 Goals  Project  What I’ve Learned  Challenges  Reflection PRESENTATION FORMAT

Re-understanding the causes of child labor Connecting the attitudes of parents towards work and disability to child labor Recognizing the relationship between child labor and disability GOALS

PROJECT TIMELINE Concept Note Research Proposal Literature Review Field Visit Meetings

Child Labor Acceptance by Parents and Society Flawed Legal Framework Mixed Trends PREVIOUS FINDINGS

DisabilityStigmatization Barriers to Education Idleness or Working? PREVIOUS FINDINGS

RECENT UPDATES Critiques Normalizes forms of child labor Relaxes definition of hazardous occupations Praise Balance between socio- economic reality and need for education New funds for rehabilitation

Barriers Towards Inclusion 5 Day Training Lack of awareness of disability Insufficient Resources Problems with the community School Mapping Pressure from families Acceptance of Dropout Dropouts as a result of inadequate teachers Problems at home FIELD VISIT

STUDY IN KARNATAKA Need for the study ObjectivesMethodology Previous Findings

Child Labor Ambiguity between definitions Opposing viewpoints Complex solutions Disability Indian context Stigmatization Inclusion vs. exclusion WHAT I’VE LEARNED

CHALLENGES  Lack of literature  Creating my own timeline  Finding an appropriate methodology

 Research skills  Adapting to new work environment  Taking initiative REFLECTION

QUESTIONS?