Abstract
In modern human society, education is the foundation that shapes individual growth and societal development. However, access to education and participation in educational activities have historically remained distant for children and youth living with disabilities. These disabilities include social, infrastructural, and pedagogical barriers. Due to these barriers, the challenge of building of an inclusive education system in India, that serves all the learners impartially, has remained at the central focus of policy debates for decades. Under the recent administrative reforms, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, has now sought to address these concerns by reframing the structure and scope of modern education. Within the broader discourse of this policy, resilience-driven educational strategies have emerged as an imperative tool for enabling students with disabilities to not only cope with social adversities, but also to thrive academically, professionally, and emotionally. This review analyses resilience-based education within the context of NEP 2020, and evaluates its potential effectiveness, challenges, and outcomes in terms of disability empowerment.
Key words: Disabilities Education, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Inclusive Education, Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016