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7 useful tips to teach Dyslexia Students

Dyslexia is “reading disabilities” and people suffering from dyslexia face problems in reading, writing and spelling words or text. Being a private tutor, I have handled tutoring classes for 5 Dyslexia students. And proud to say all 5 of them are doing well now. Since I get tutoring opportunities for Dyslexia students, I made a decision to know more about the disease, and steps to cure them. I have started to research on this and found out that 95% of dyslexia is curable when it is noted earlier and if proper treatment is given.

UDAVI Society – Upliftment of democratic and village improvement

Poverty among the urban population has many deterring effects and foremost of them would be inability to fulfill basic needs and the absence of cohesion within the community. In such an unfavorable scenario, differently abled persons in urban slums are doubly marginalized and vulnerable since they have to bear the brunt of socio economic status coupled with their physical/mental conditions. Apart from toiling under grave poverty, ripped off basic amenities, the differently abled have very less access to medical facilities and are denied support services. Inaccessibility to therapeutic measures is a part of economic deficiency and low self esteem characterized in differently abled is attributed to the need for belonging and self sufficiency.

The Spastic Society of Tamilnadu

The Spastics Society of Tamilnadu (SPASTN) has been working for 20 years to assist people with disabilities to overcome negative community attitudes and to develop the skills they need to participate more fully in community life.

Tamil Nadu Federation of Voluntary Agencies

TAFVA an acronym for Tamil Nadu Federation of Voluntary Agencies is a federation initiated by the consistent efforts of 984 registered and professionally managed voluntary agencies contributing to social transformation in all districts throughout Tamil Nadu. Right from inception in 2004 TAFVA has been actively engaged in strengthening the development modules adopted by its federation […]

It seems like a long journey -Chiraj Chouhan

Mr. Chauhan was among the survivors of the serial train blasts on July 11, 2006 which claimed over 180 lives. That day he had left for home early when a bomb exploded in the suburban local at Khar Road station. His spinal cord was damaged due to the explosion and some particles are still embedded in his chest and close to the trachea.

I have realized my dream -Muthuvel

“My dream is to visit a big factory” was the innocent reply we got from Muthuvel when we asked him about his ambition in life. Muthuvel hails from an economically challenged rural family with very little education and no one to give directions to achieve his dream. He has a family of two sisters and ageing parents to support .He lost his hearing ability during his 11th year due to an accident and his school education was truncated and was listless in life.

Sukriti Social Foundation

Established in 2006, Sukriti Social Foundation is a cross-disability organisation based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu, South India). We address key disability issues with initiatives in the following areas – prevention, rehabilitation, employability and advocacy.

Relax allowance norms for persons with disability

There is also a need to relax the norms which say that the allowance is permissible only to those who do not have an able-bodied person above the age of 18 in the family and that the total value of assets of the family must not be above Rs.5,000. The norms were very old and need to be changed. He said procedures for getting ID cards for persons with disability must be simplified. “Presently people are being made to run around for at least three months to get the cards,”.

Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust

அர்ஜுன்குமார் ஒரு மாற்றுத்திறனாளி. பிழைப்புத் தேடி புதுடெல்லி வந்தவருக்கு எந்த வேலையும் கிடைக்கவில்லை. பிச்சை எடுக்கத் துவங்கினார். சுமார் ஓராண்டாக தொடர்ந்த இந்த அவலநிலை ‘பிஓய்எஸ்டி’ என்ற அறக்கட்டளையின் வழிகாட்டுதல் மற்றும் கடன் வசதியால் மாற, இன்று தொலைத்தொடர்பு வசதி மைய உரிமையாளர் என்றாகிவிட்டார் அர்ஜுன். அவரது வருட வியாபாரம் 12 லட்சத்துக்குக் குறைவதில்லை!

சக்கர நாற்காலியில் சுழலும் வாள் வீராங்கனை!

சக்கர நாற்காலியில் சுழன்றபடி அந்த வளைக்கரம் அனாயசமாக வாளை வீச, பார்க்கும் நமக்கோ பிரமிப்பு. வாளின் வேகம் காற்றைக் கிழித்து கொண்டு பாய்ந்தது. வளைக்கரம் வாள் வீசுவது புதிதா என்ன? இல்லை. ஆனால் இந்த வளைக்கரத்துக்குச் சொந்தமான இந்திரா- மாற்றுத் திறனாளி என்பதுதான் புதிது. இவர் தேசிய, சர்வதேச அளவில் போட்டிகளில் பங்கேற்று பதக்கங்களைப் பெற்றுள்ளார்.