'27% differently-abled Indian kids don't attend school'
Nearly 26 lakh differently-abled Indian children have either never attended school or had to drop out, a 2011 census data report stated. The proportion of children who never attended school was highest among people with multiple disabilities (54.4%), followed by mental illness (50.3%). Literacy rate among the disabled at 54.5% in 2011, was lower than the overall average of 74%.