251. The Mauritius Institute of Education is providing courses to build capacity of Teachers/ Educators with the appropriate skills/knowledge to deal with children with disabilities; 252. Provision of a carer is made on a case to case basis to children with special needs requiring extra assistance. 253. Refund of bus fares to accompanying parents of disabled children attending schools / Special Needs Schools. 254. Refund of taxi fares to students with disabilities to university students with severe disabilities who cannot travel by ordinary means of transport. In 2018/19, this facility has been extended to those students with special needs confined to wheelchair who are attending secondary schools as well as primary school; 255. François Sockalingum Award (Scholarship Scheme for Students with disabilities): Through this award, students with disabilities who pass the Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) and pursue their secondary studies are eligible to a monthly stipend of Rs 750. 256. The Special Education Needs Resource and Development Centre (SENRDC) operates as a One-Stop-Shop to provide specialised services, such as those of psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and parent mediators to learners with special needs. All SENRDCs have at least two classrooms where the educational needs of learners with heavy impairments are catered for. Specialised equipment for use by Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and equipment for Multi-Sensory rooms, as well as specialised furniture have been procured for these Centres. 7 SENRDCs are operational around the island and 7 vans are currently servicing the above-mentioned Centres for the conveyance of children attending the Centres. THE KREOL MORISIEN (KM) IN SCHOOLS 257. The Kreol Morisien (KM) was introduced as an optional subject with the same status as all other Asian Languages in all primary schools (as from 2012). As from January 2018, KM has equally become a subject taught in Grade 7 in 20 secondary schools. Since 2019, Kreol Morisien is being offered at grade 8 level for the first time. Teachers have been trained by the MOE to be able to provide a professional pedagogical approach to the teaching/learning process. Currently, the roll of primary school pupils stands at 18,036 (for 178 primary schools) while the roll at secondary is some 1000. The KM staff reckons a total of 182 Primary School Educators and Secondary School Educators (as at January 2019). In so far the use of KM as a medium of instruction is concerned, it has not been officially proclaimed. But the use of is encouraged to facilitate the teaching learning process as a support language. 110