Schemes for Parent’s Association of mentally retarded persons
Purpose of the scheme is to provide loan to parents associations of mentally retarded persons to set up an income generating activity for the benefit of the mentally retarded persons.
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Scholarship scheme II ― for 1000 differently abled students
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to enable them to pursue professional or technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self-employed.
The Interschool Talent Contest for differently able students.
Soroptimist International of Chennai has been conducting Interschool Oratorical Contests exclusively for students with Learning Disabilities as an annual feature since 2003. Students of some of the city’s special schools have been participating in the contest. The aim of the contest is to encourage students with Learning Disabilities to participate in such activity, since such opportunity is otherwise not available to them.
Leonard Cheshire Disability Young Voices
It gives an opportunity for them to share their experiences of fighting discrimination and learn about the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their human rights.
Tale Of Little Half Chick – Short Film
Great booster to all. film tells that efforts always pay in positive. human has overcome many things if not all. such films needs to be telecasted by channels to boost moral of parents of all challenged kids & even society. such examples set by patents & kids are of great educative value.
Amar Seva Sangam – A Valley for the Disabled
Mother Nature and Human Resources mingle to make you rejuvenated; your hopes soar high; You come out with a new identity; Cheer takes over; Your Disability takes a backseat; Your confidence takes on the wheels. That is the Spirit of AMAR SEVA SANGAM, “LIVE TO SERVE”.
Promotion reservation in Govt establishments noted at disability bill 2011
No establishment shall directly or indirectly discriminate against any person with disability in any matter relating to employment including but not limited to recruitment, promotion and other related issues arising in the course of or through the length of employment in any establishment 27
Applications invited from differently-abled for free scooters
The applicants should be 18 years and should have the National Handicapped Identity Card. They could produce the course certificate for 2011-12 personally to the Differently Abled Welfare Office at DMS Compound, Teynampet, Chennai, before August 9, says an official release here.
Provide national identity cards to all differently abled persons
This is in line with the new guidelines of the State government with regard to differently abled welfare facilitation. According to the department of differently abled welfare, those seeking new national identity cards or renewal of old identity cards are entitled to apply with required proofs of residence, family card, electoral identity card, bank pass book, along with two passport-size photographs.
Satya special school
The school was started in June 2003 with 20 special children with disabilities like- Autism, downs syndrome, mental retardation, learning difficulties, cerebral palsy and others.